WGU C273 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT AND PRE -
ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK| C273
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY OA & PA FINAL
EXAM PREP WITH 450 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!)
The academic study of social behavior using empirical investigation and
analysis to draw conclusions about social order, disorder, and change. -
ANSWER - sociology
The term coined by C. Wright Mills to describe a way of understanding
the world that involves thinking about things from different perspectives
and putting personal circumstances into a wider context. - ANSWER -
sociological imagination
A type of field research in which the researcher observes what is being
studied. - ANSWER - direct observation
Research that describes a problem or situation. - ANSWER - descriptive
research
The application of the scientific approach to the social world in order to
understand it. - ANSWER - positivism
pg. 1
,The unconscious or unrecognized consequences of an action within the
framework of a social group. - ANSWER - latent function
The stated, intended consequences of an institution, action, or social
group. - ANSWER - manifest function
A process in society that disrupts the social system or reduces its
stability. - ANSWER - dysfunction
A type of field work in which the researcher observes and participates in
the activity being studied - ANSWER - participant observation
A type of research focusing on data that can be measured numerically
(typically emphasizing complex statistical techniques. - ANSWER -
quantitative
In statistics, bias is a feature of the statistical technique or inputs, which
causes the study results not to accurately reflect reality. - ANSWER -
bias
The group (usually of people) about whom we want to be able to draw
conclusions. - ANSWER - population
pg. 2
,A term that describes professionals who use sociological theories and
methods outside of academic settings in order to produce social change.
- ANSWER - applied sociology
A process in society that contributes to the social system and its stability.
- ANSWER - function
A tentative statement of the relationship between two or more concepts.
- ANSWER - hypothesis
External circumstances or events that have an effect on the way
individual people behave, such as economy, religion, or government. -
ANSWER - social facts
An applied practice of sociology that focuses on health intervention,
such as working with medical practitioners, community health services,
social policy and public health campaigns. - ANSWER - clinical
sociology
Émile Durkheim's explanation for the way in modern societies rely on
differentiation to form social bonds. Different parts of society function
as a whole, much like an organism. - ANSWER - organic solidarity
The name given to theories about society which claimed to apply
concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology. -
ANSWER - social Darwinism
pg. 3
, A systematic study of people and cultures, where the researcher observes
the people or society being studied from the point of view of the subject
being studied. - ANSWER - ethnography
A formal organization that has defined terms of membership, written
governance, and written communication, as well as a division of labor,
responsibility, and accountability. - ANSWER - bureaucracy
A factor that can vary or change from one case to another. - ANSWER -
variable
Research that explains why a social phenomenon occurs. - ANSWER -
explanatory research
A type of research focusing on observations or descriptions and using
these to analyze underlying meanings, patterns, or themes of social
relationships. - ANSWER - qualitative
The extent or degree of statistical association among two or more
variables. - ANSWER - correlation
One of the most important rules that govern research on humans; it
requires that participants in a study are aware of all of the potential risks,
health, emotional, that could result from their participation. - ANSWER
- informed consent
pg. 4
ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK| C273
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY OA & PA FINAL
EXAM PREP WITH 450 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!)
The academic study of social behavior using empirical investigation and
analysis to draw conclusions about social order, disorder, and change. -
ANSWER - sociology
The term coined by C. Wright Mills to describe a way of understanding
the world that involves thinking about things from different perspectives
and putting personal circumstances into a wider context. - ANSWER -
sociological imagination
A type of field research in which the researcher observes what is being
studied. - ANSWER - direct observation
Research that describes a problem or situation. - ANSWER - descriptive
research
The application of the scientific approach to the social world in order to
understand it. - ANSWER - positivism
pg. 1
,The unconscious or unrecognized consequences of an action within the
framework of a social group. - ANSWER - latent function
The stated, intended consequences of an institution, action, or social
group. - ANSWER - manifest function
A process in society that disrupts the social system or reduces its
stability. - ANSWER - dysfunction
A type of field work in which the researcher observes and participates in
the activity being studied - ANSWER - participant observation
A type of research focusing on data that can be measured numerically
(typically emphasizing complex statistical techniques. - ANSWER -
quantitative
In statistics, bias is a feature of the statistical technique or inputs, which
causes the study results not to accurately reflect reality. - ANSWER -
bias
The group (usually of people) about whom we want to be able to draw
conclusions. - ANSWER - population
pg. 2
,A term that describes professionals who use sociological theories and
methods outside of academic settings in order to produce social change.
- ANSWER - applied sociology
A process in society that contributes to the social system and its stability.
- ANSWER - function
A tentative statement of the relationship between two or more concepts.
- ANSWER - hypothesis
External circumstances or events that have an effect on the way
individual people behave, such as economy, religion, or government. -
ANSWER - social facts
An applied practice of sociology that focuses on health intervention,
such as working with medical practitioners, community health services,
social policy and public health campaigns. - ANSWER - clinical
sociology
Émile Durkheim's explanation for the way in modern societies rely on
differentiation to form social bonds. Different parts of society function
as a whole, much like an organism. - ANSWER - organic solidarity
The name given to theories about society which claimed to apply
concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology. -
ANSWER - social Darwinism
pg. 3
, A systematic study of people and cultures, where the researcher observes
the people or society being studied from the point of view of the subject
being studied. - ANSWER - ethnography
A formal organization that has defined terms of membership, written
governance, and written communication, as well as a division of labor,
responsibility, and accountability. - ANSWER - bureaucracy
A factor that can vary or change from one case to another. - ANSWER -
variable
Research that explains why a social phenomenon occurs. - ANSWER -
explanatory research
A type of research focusing on observations or descriptions and using
these to analyze underlying meanings, patterns, or themes of social
relationships. - ANSWER - qualitative
The extent or degree of statistical association among two or more
variables. - ANSWER - correlation
One of the most important rules that govern research on humans; it
requires that participants in a study are aware of all of the potential risks,
health, emotional, that could result from their participation. - ANSWER
- informed consent
pg. 4
