WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
OA ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● Herbert Spencer.
Answer: *Called 2nd founder of sociology
*disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social
reform
*societies are evolving from lower to higher form
*society's most capable and intelligent members service - the less
capable die out
*fittest members produce a more advanced society "The survival of the
fittest" or "Social Darwinism" (credited to Darwin because he applied it
to organisms.
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must
function together to function smoothly. (functional analysis)
●● Karl Marx.
Answer: *believed the engine of human history is class conflict
*society is made up of 2 classes
*economics is a central force in social change
,*Bourgeoisie - capitalist own the means of production, money, land,
factories and machines
*Proletariat - workers;
*workers will unite and bread their chains of bondage
*introduced Conflict Theory
*did not think of himself as a sociologist
●● Bourgeoisie.
Answer: Capitalists
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and
machines.
●● Proletariat.
Answer: Workers
●● Emile Durkheim.
Answer: *succeeded in getting sociology recognized as a separate
academic discipline
*how social forces affect peoples behavior
*Social Integration
, when all parts of society full their part it is in a "normal" state, if they do
not fulfill their function it is in an "abnormal" or pathological state.
(functional analysis)
●● Social Integration.
Answer: Degree to which people are tied to their social groups.
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
●● Applying Durkheim.
Answer: Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or events
●● Max Weber.
Answer: *used cross culture and historical materials to trace the cause of
social change and how social groups affect peoples orientation to life
*disagreed with Karl Marx
*Roman Catholics taught to hold on to tradition, protestant taught to
embrace change
*Protestant ethic
●● Protestant Ethic.
Answer: *looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
OA ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● Herbert Spencer.
Answer: *Called 2nd founder of sociology
*disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social
reform
*societies are evolving from lower to higher form
*society's most capable and intelligent members service - the less
capable die out
*fittest members produce a more advanced society "The survival of the
fittest" or "Social Darwinism" (credited to Darwin because he applied it
to organisms.
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must
function together to function smoothly. (functional analysis)
●● Karl Marx.
Answer: *believed the engine of human history is class conflict
*society is made up of 2 classes
*economics is a central force in social change
,*Bourgeoisie - capitalist own the means of production, money, land,
factories and machines
*Proletariat - workers;
*workers will unite and bread their chains of bondage
*introduced Conflict Theory
*did not think of himself as a sociologist
●● Bourgeoisie.
Answer: Capitalists
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and
machines.
●● Proletariat.
Answer: Workers
●● Emile Durkheim.
Answer: *succeeded in getting sociology recognized as a separate
academic discipline
*how social forces affect peoples behavior
*Social Integration
, when all parts of society full their part it is in a "normal" state, if they do
not fulfill their function it is in an "abnormal" or pathological state.
(functional analysis)
●● Social Integration.
Answer: Degree to which people are tied to their social groups.
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
●● Applying Durkheim.
Answer: Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or events
●● Max Weber.
Answer: *used cross culture and historical materials to trace the cause of
social change and how social groups affect peoples orientation to life
*disagreed with Karl Marx
*Roman Catholics taught to hold on to tradition, protestant taught to
embrace change
*Protestant ethic
●● Protestant Ethic.
Answer: *looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
