ASSESSMENT 2023/2024 REAL EXAM VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
ALREADY GRADED A+
Who was the founder of conflict theory? - ANSWER--Karl Marx
Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology?
- ANSWER--Positivism
Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of
groups competing for scarce resources? - ANSWER--Conflict
theory
How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of
American families in the early twenty-first century? - ANSWER--
The complex patterns of family life permit greater economic and
emotional security for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
A series of questions asked of a sample of people - ANSWER--
Surveys
Research that takes place while the researcher actively
participates in a setting - ANSWER--Participant observation
A controlled setting in which specific variables are manipulated
and the outcomes are measured - ANSWER--Experiments
, WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT 2023/2024 REAL EXAM VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
ALREADY GRADED A+
The study of data that have already been collected - ANSWER--
Secondary analysis
What is the purpose of having ethical standards in social
research? - ANSWER--To protect human subjects
Why is it considered unethical for sociologists to mislead their
research participants? - ANSWER--Because people have the
right to give informed consent before participating in research
What is an example of nonmaterial culture? - ANSWER--
Language
Which concept do sociologists use to describe a group whose
values and goals are in opposition to mainstream culture? -
ANSWER--Counterculture
What role do a culture's values play in social interactions? -
ANSWER--Values define a culture's standards for good and bad,
beautiful and ugly, right and wrong.