WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT/ C273 -
introduction to Sociology (WGU) LATEST
VERSION 2025-2026 COMPLETE 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+.
Sociological Imagination -ANSWER-The way in which
sociologist look at, and try to fing meaning, in thr world
around them. To see the 'general' in the particular.
19th century founders of sociology -ANSWER-Karl Marx,
Emile Durkheim and Max Weber.
Because Mary is a girl, she presumed that when she's in
high school, she will wear makeup, shop for shoes, and
try out for the cheerleading squad. Which of the
,following do all these characteristics that Mary believes
she must employ fall into? -ANSWER-Gender Roles
Whose ideas are the basis for the conflict perspective? -
ANSWER-Karl Marx
What is the best summary of George Herbert Mead's
theory of social interactions? -ANSWER-No one is born
knowing how to communicate with one another, and
people have to learn what symbols mean and how to use
them.
How might a functionalist classify the popularity and
prominence of football in American society? -ANSWER-
Football is almost a religious institution that uses rituals
to reinforce common American values, such as
competition, and it serves as an outlet for aggression in
order to help maintain social cohesion.
Why are operational definitions of variables necessary for
research? ANSWER-Variables need established
,operational definitions so that they can be measured and
the data can be analyzed.
A researcher tests a sample of elementary school
children in the United States on their reading abilities and
also counts the number of books in their homes. He finds
that those children who have books in their home have
better reading skills. What is this an example of? -
ANSWER-correlation
Which of the following is an advantage of field research?
-ANSWER-It can offer a lot of detail about a topic.
If you wanted to compare the attitudes of Virginia
residents towards gun control with the attitudes of
Oregon residents, which research method would you
choose? -ANSWER-survey
The ability to recognize the societal forces that influence
individual behavior and attitude is known as __________.
-ANSWER-sociological imagination
, The requirement that all participants in a study be aware
of potential risks is known as __________. -ANSWER-
informed consent
content analysis -ANSWER-content analysis
Luciana is a sociologist who studies the experience of
first-generation Latinx families in St. Louis. She is asked by
a non-profit to consult on how to decrease the
stigmatization faced by prisoners upon their release from
prison. What ethical issue does Luciana potentially face? -
ANSWER-expertise
Auguste Comte employed which of the following
philosophical systems which studied society through a
scientific lens? -ANSWER-positivism
What is sociology? -ANSWER-the academic study of social
behavior
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT/ C273 -
introduction to Sociology (WGU) LATEST
VERSION 2025-2026 COMPLETE 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+.
Sociological Imagination -ANSWER-The way in which
sociologist look at, and try to fing meaning, in thr world
around them. To see the 'general' in the particular.
19th century founders of sociology -ANSWER-Karl Marx,
Emile Durkheim and Max Weber.
Because Mary is a girl, she presumed that when she's in
high school, she will wear makeup, shop for shoes, and
try out for the cheerleading squad. Which of the
,following do all these characteristics that Mary believes
she must employ fall into? -ANSWER-Gender Roles
Whose ideas are the basis for the conflict perspective? -
ANSWER-Karl Marx
What is the best summary of George Herbert Mead's
theory of social interactions? -ANSWER-No one is born
knowing how to communicate with one another, and
people have to learn what symbols mean and how to use
them.
How might a functionalist classify the popularity and
prominence of football in American society? -ANSWER-
Football is almost a religious institution that uses rituals
to reinforce common American values, such as
competition, and it serves as an outlet for aggression in
order to help maintain social cohesion.
Why are operational definitions of variables necessary for
research? ANSWER-Variables need established
,operational definitions so that they can be measured and
the data can be analyzed.
A researcher tests a sample of elementary school
children in the United States on their reading abilities and
also counts the number of books in their homes. He finds
that those children who have books in their home have
better reading skills. What is this an example of? -
ANSWER-correlation
Which of the following is an advantage of field research?
-ANSWER-It can offer a lot of detail about a topic.
If you wanted to compare the attitudes of Virginia
residents towards gun control with the attitudes of
Oregon residents, which research method would you
choose? -ANSWER-survey
The ability to recognize the societal forces that influence
individual behavior and attitude is known as __________.
-ANSWER-sociological imagination
, The requirement that all participants in a study be aware
of potential risks is known as __________. -ANSWER-
informed consent
content analysis -ANSWER-content analysis
Luciana is a sociologist who studies the experience of
first-generation Latinx families in St. Louis. She is asked by
a non-profit to consult on how to decrease the
stigmatization faced by prisoners upon their release from
prison. What ethical issue does Luciana potentially face? -
ANSWER-expertise
Auguste Comte employed which of the following
philosophical systems which studied society through a
scientific lens? -ANSWER-positivism
What is sociology? -ANSWER-the academic study of social
behavior
