WGU C273 Sociology With ANSWERS
Who was the founder of conflict theory? - ✔Karl Marx
Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology? - ✔Positivism
Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups competing for
scarce resources? - ✔Conflict theory
How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families in the early
twenty-first century? - ✔The complex patterns of family life permit greater economic and
emotional security for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Experiments - ✔A controlled setting in which specific variables are manipulated and the
outcomes are measured
Surveys - ✔A series of questions asked of a sample of people
Participant observation - ✔Research that takes place while the researcher actively
participates in a setting
Secondary Analysis - ✔The study of data that have already been collected
What is the purpose of having ethical standards in social research? - ✔To protect
human subjects
Why is it considered unethical for sociologists to mislead their research participants? -
✔Because people have the right to give informed consent before participating in
research
What is an example of non-material culture? - ✔Language
Which concept do sociologists use to describe a group whose values and goals are in
opposition to mainstream culture? - ✔Counterculture
What role do a culture's values play in social interactions? - ✔Values define a culture's
standards for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and wrong.
How does the workplace act as an agent of socialization? - ✔It is an environment where
one can acquire new perspectives of the world.
Where do most people first encounter gender socialization? - ✔Family
, How might Charles Horton Cooley use the concept of the looking-glass self to explain
the influence of media on identity and behavior? - ✔Media affects the way that people
perceive themselves because media reflects society's views of itself.
Which area of social life would be analyzed from the perspective of macro-sociology? -
✔Social class
Which agent of socialization focuses primarily on establishing norms of moral behavior?
- ✔Religion
How do sociologists describe the role of peers across the different stages of life? -
✔They serve as agents of socialization.
Which two concepts reflect sociological ways of thinking about the development of self?
- ✔The looking-glass self
The generalized other
What is the position of conflict theorists regarding deviance? - ✔Deviant behavior is
defined by those with power.
What is one factor psychologists, in contrast to sociologists, favor when explaining
deviant behavior? - ✔Personality disorders
What is a secondary group? - ✔A group that is created through similar interests,
activities, or professions
Which social theorist was the first to analyze bureaucracies as powerful forms of social
organization that are concerned with the "bottom line?" - ✔Max Weber
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? -
✔Role strain
Which social structure concept did Emile Durkheim refer to as a shared consciousness
that develops from groups performing similar tasks? - ✔Mechanical solidarity
Which type of influence could convince good people to participate in heinous acts,
according to Stanley Milgram's research? - ✔Authority
How does ranking nations by their level of global industry or their ability to industrialize
describe global stratification? - ✔The greater a country's global industrialization, the
more likely it is to be a first world country.
Who was the founder of conflict theory? - ✔Karl Marx
Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology? - ✔Positivism
Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups competing for
scarce resources? - ✔Conflict theory
How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families in the early
twenty-first century? - ✔The complex patterns of family life permit greater economic and
emotional security for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Experiments - ✔A controlled setting in which specific variables are manipulated and the
outcomes are measured
Surveys - ✔A series of questions asked of a sample of people
Participant observation - ✔Research that takes place while the researcher actively
participates in a setting
Secondary Analysis - ✔The study of data that have already been collected
What is the purpose of having ethical standards in social research? - ✔To protect
human subjects
Why is it considered unethical for sociologists to mislead their research participants? -
✔Because people have the right to give informed consent before participating in
research
What is an example of non-material culture? - ✔Language
Which concept do sociologists use to describe a group whose values and goals are in
opposition to mainstream culture? - ✔Counterculture
What role do a culture's values play in social interactions? - ✔Values define a culture's
standards for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and wrong.
How does the workplace act as an agent of socialization? - ✔It is an environment where
one can acquire new perspectives of the world.
Where do most people first encounter gender socialization? - ✔Family
, How might Charles Horton Cooley use the concept of the looking-glass self to explain
the influence of media on identity and behavior? - ✔Media affects the way that people
perceive themselves because media reflects society's views of itself.
Which area of social life would be analyzed from the perspective of macro-sociology? -
✔Social class
Which agent of socialization focuses primarily on establishing norms of moral behavior?
- ✔Religion
How do sociologists describe the role of peers across the different stages of life? -
✔They serve as agents of socialization.
Which two concepts reflect sociological ways of thinking about the development of self?
- ✔The looking-glass self
The generalized other
What is the position of conflict theorists regarding deviance? - ✔Deviant behavior is
defined by those with power.
What is one factor psychologists, in contrast to sociologists, favor when explaining
deviant behavior? - ✔Personality disorders
What is a secondary group? - ✔A group that is created through similar interests,
activities, or professions
Which social theorist was the first to analyze bureaucracies as powerful forms of social
organization that are concerned with the "bottom line?" - ✔Max Weber
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? -
✔Role strain
Which social structure concept did Emile Durkheim refer to as a shared consciousness
that develops from groups performing similar tasks? - ✔Mechanical solidarity
Which type of influence could convince good people to participate in heinous acts,
according to Stanley Milgram's research? - ✔Authority
How does ranking nations by their level of global industry or their ability to industrialize
describe global stratification? - ✔The greater a country's global industrialization, the
more likely it is to be a first world country.
