WGU C273 Objective Assessment - Introduction to Sociology 200+
Questions and Answers | Latest Updated 2026/2027 | Verified
Solution.
Who suggested we apply scientific method to social world, which is
known as Positivism
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animal’s body - must
function together to function smoothly. (functional analysis) - correct
answer>>Auguste Conte
Who is described as the 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.
Who believed the engine of human history is class conflict
*society is made up of 2 classes
*economics is a central force in social change
*introduced Conflict Theory
,*did not think of himself as a sociologist - correct answer>>Karl Marx
Capitalists
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must
function together to function smoothly. (functional analysis) - correct
answer>>Herbert Spencer
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) - correct answer>>Emile Durkheim
Degree to which people are tied to their social groups.
Who 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 - correct answer>>Max Weber
*looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
,*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant investing money "the
spirit of capitalism"
This brought about capitalism - correct answer>>Protestant Ethic
*did writings because women were to focus on church, cooking,
children and clothes
*early female sociologist
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and improve society (stop
lynchings, integrate immigrants, improve working conditions) - correct
answer>>Harriet Martineau
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and
machines. - correct answer>>Bourgeoisie
Workers - correct answer>>Proletariat
Who succeeded in getting sociology recognized as a separate academic
discipline
*how social forces affect peoples behavior
*Social Integration
black sociologist - correct answer>>W.E.B. DuBois
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide -
correct answer>>Social Integration
, Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or events - correct
answer>>Applying Durkheim
Sociologist and social reformer
*came from wealth and privilege
*founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr - correct answer>>Jane
Adams pushed sociologist to go back to push social reform - correct
answer>>C. Wright Mills
sociological research for the purpose of making discoveries about life in
human groups, not for making changes in those groups - correct
answer>>Basic (or pure) sociology
Society is made up of a whole unit of interrelated parts that work
together. - correct answer>>Functional Analysis (functionalism,
structural functionalism)
Auguste Conte
Herbert Spencer
Emiline Durkheim
Robert Melton - correct answer>>Sociologists that had functional
analysis theories
dismissed comparing society to a living organism, but maintained the
essence of functionalism
Questions and Answers | Latest Updated 2026/2027 | Verified
Solution.
Who suggested we apply scientific method to social world, which is
known as Positivism
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animal’s body - must
function together to function smoothly. (functional analysis) - correct
answer>>Auguste Conte
Who is described as the 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.
Who believed the engine of human history is class conflict
*society is made up of 2 classes
*economics is a central force in social change
*introduced Conflict Theory
,*did not think of himself as a sociologist - correct answer>>Karl Marx
Capitalists
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must
function together to function smoothly. (functional analysis) - correct
answer>>Herbert Spencer
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) - correct answer>>Emile Durkheim
Degree to which people are tied to their social groups.
Who 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 - correct answer>>Max Weber
*looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
,*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant investing money "the
spirit of capitalism"
This brought about capitalism - correct answer>>Protestant Ethic
*did writings because women were to focus on church, cooking,
children and clothes
*early female sociologist
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and improve society (stop
lynchings, integrate immigrants, improve working conditions) - correct
answer>>Harriet Martineau
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and
machines. - correct answer>>Bourgeoisie
Workers - correct answer>>Proletariat
Who succeeded in getting sociology recognized as a separate academic
discipline
*how social forces affect peoples behavior
*Social Integration
black sociologist - correct answer>>W.E.B. DuBois
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide -
correct answer>>Social Integration
, Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or events - correct
answer>>Applying Durkheim
Sociologist and social reformer
*came from wealth and privilege
*founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr - correct answer>>Jane
Adams pushed sociologist to go back to push social reform - correct
answer>>C. Wright Mills
sociological research for the purpose of making discoveries about life in
human groups, not for making changes in those groups - correct
answer>>Basic (or pure) sociology
Society is made up of a whole unit of interrelated parts that work
together. - correct answer>>Functional Analysis (functionalism,
structural functionalism)
Auguste Conte
Herbert Spencer
Emiline Durkheim
Robert Melton - correct answer>>Sociologists that had functional
analysis theories
dismissed comparing society to a living organism, but maintained the
essence of functionalism
