WGU C273 Pre- Assessment Intro To
Sociology NEW VERSION 2023
Suicide rates were higher in areas where an individual's ties to their group were
disrupted or distorted. - ✔What did Emile Durkheim's research on suicide reveal?
Positivism - ✔Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology?
Symbolic interactionism - ✔Which sociological perspective assumes that social life is
shaped by the meanings people associate with things?
Conflict - ✔Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups
competing for scarce resources?
Misleading research subjects - ✔Which ethical dilemma in sociological research does
Laud Humphry's study on social interactions between men in public restrooms
highlight?
Ethical standards - ✔Sociologists must consider the potential physical and emotional
risks that participants may be exposed to during a research study.Which issue does this
consideration address?
Cultural relativism - ✔What are sociologists practicing when they evaluate cultures
without judging them?
Subculture - ✔A group of teachers teaching in the same neighborhood of Los Angeles
meet regularly about family and ethnicity issues they encounter in their daily work. What
is this an example of?
Values define a culture's standards for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and
wrong. - ✔What role do a culture's values play in social interactions?
It is an environment where one can acquire new perspectives of the world. - ✔How
does the workplace act as an agent of socialization?
Adolescents, ages 13 to 17 - ✔According to studies of socialization through the "life
course" in modern society, which group characteristically grapples most with the
question "Who am I?" and struggles to carve out a group identity?
Family - ✔Where do most people first encounter gender socialization?
Perception of the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of others in general -
✔What does George Herbert Mead's term "generalized other" refer to in relation to the
development of the self?
, Third - ✔If Mateo feels happy because he thinks his classmates will approve of his new
shoes, which phase of the looking-glass self is Mateo in?
The looking-glass self - ✔Which concept reflects sociological ways of thinking about the
development of self?
A group that is created through similar interests, activities, or professions - ✔What is a
secondary group?
Role strain - ✔A student is well prepared for a class assignment, and she feels
confident she knows the correct answers to the questions the teacher will ask during a
group discussion. However, the student is reluctant to raise her hand to answer the
questions to avoid making her classmates look bad.Which term explains the student's
behavior within the social structure of the group?
People who wear glasses - ✔What is an example of a category?
Aggregate - ✔Which term describes a crowd of people who happen to be in the same
place at the same time?
Max Weber - ✔Which social theorist was the first to analyze bureaucracies as powerful
forms of social organization that are concerned with the "bottom line?"
The larger the group, the more stable it is. - ✔How does group size effect group
dynamics?
There is a clear division of labor. - ✔Which characteristic describes a bureaucracy?
It becomes more stable, but its intimacy decreases. - ✔According to sociologist George
Simmel, what happens to a small group's dynamics and interactions as it grows larger?
People are not always willing and/or able to achieve cultural goals. - ✔How does Strain
Theory explain deviance?
Deviant behavior is defined by those with power. - ✔What is the position of the conflict
perspective regarding deviance?
Public nose picking - ✔Which of the following is considered deviant behavior but not a
crime?
It reinforces cultural values and norms. - ✔What did Émile Durkheim argue is the role of
deviance in society?
Sociology NEW VERSION 2023
Suicide rates were higher in areas where an individual's ties to their group were
disrupted or distorted. - ✔What did Emile Durkheim's research on suicide reveal?
Positivism - ✔Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology?
Symbolic interactionism - ✔Which sociological perspective assumes that social life is
shaped by the meanings people associate with things?
Conflict - ✔Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups
competing for scarce resources?
Misleading research subjects - ✔Which ethical dilemma in sociological research does
Laud Humphry's study on social interactions between men in public restrooms
highlight?
Ethical standards - ✔Sociologists must consider the potential physical and emotional
risks that participants may be exposed to during a research study.Which issue does this
consideration address?
Cultural relativism - ✔What are sociologists practicing when they evaluate cultures
without judging them?
Subculture - ✔A group of teachers teaching in the same neighborhood of Los Angeles
meet regularly about family and ethnicity issues they encounter in their daily work. What
is this an example of?
Values define a culture's standards for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and
wrong. - ✔What role do a culture's values play in social interactions?
It is an environment where one can acquire new perspectives of the world. - ✔How
does the workplace act as an agent of socialization?
Adolescents, ages 13 to 17 - ✔According to studies of socialization through the "life
course" in modern society, which group characteristically grapples most with the
question "Who am I?" and struggles to carve out a group identity?
Family - ✔Where do most people first encounter gender socialization?
Perception of the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of others in general -
✔What does George Herbert Mead's term "generalized other" refer to in relation to the
development of the self?
, Third - ✔If Mateo feels happy because he thinks his classmates will approve of his new
shoes, which phase of the looking-glass self is Mateo in?
The looking-glass self - ✔Which concept reflects sociological ways of thinking about the
development of self?
A group that is created through similar interests, activities, or professions - ✔What is a
secondary group?
Role strain - ✔A student is well prepared for a class assignment, and she feels
confident she knows the correct answers to the questions the teacher will ask during a
group discussion. However, the student is reluctant to raise her hand to answer the
questions to avoid making her classmates look bad.Which term explains the student's
behavior within the social structure of the group?
People who wear glasses - ✔What is an example of a category?
Aggregate - ✔Which term describes a crowd of people who happen to be in the same
place at the same time?
Max Weber - ✔Which social theorist was the first to analyze bureaucracies as powerful
forms of social organization that are concerned with the "bottom line?"
The larger the group, the more stable it is. - ✔How does group size effect group
dynamics?
There is a clear division of labor. - ✔Which characteristic describes a bureaucracy?
It becomes more stable, but its intimacy decreases. - ✔According to sociologist George
Simmel, what happens to a small group's dynamics and interactions as it grows larger?
People are not always willing and/or able to achieve cultural goals. - ✔How does Strain
Theory explain deviance?
Deviant behavior is defined by those with power. - ✔What is the position of the conflict
perspective regarding deviance?
Public nose picking - ✔Which of the following is considered deviant behavior but not a
crime?
It reinforces cultural values and norms. - ✔What did Émile Durkheim argue is the role of
deviance in society?
