WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
PREDICTOR 2024 EXAM QUESTION AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Who was the founder of conflict theory? - (correct answer) Karl Marx
Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology? - (correct answer)
Positivism
Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups competing for
scarce resources? - (correct answer) Conflict theory
How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families in the early
twenty-first century? - (correct answer) The complex patterns of family life permit
greater economic and emotional security for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
A controlled setting in which specific variables are manipulated and the outcomes are
measured - (correct answer) Experiments
A series of questions asked of a sample of people - (correct answer) surveys
Research that takes place while the researcher actively participates in a setting -
(correct answer) Participant observation
The study of data that have already been collected - (correct answer) Secondary
Analysis
What is the purpose of having ethical standards in social research? - (correct answer)
To protect human subjects
Why is it considered unethical for sociologists to mislead their research participants? -
(correct answer) Because people have the right to give informed consent before
participating in research
What is an example of non-material culture? - (correct answer) Language
Which concept do sociologists use to describe a group whose values and goals are in
opposition to mainstream culture? - (correct answer) Counterculture
What role do a culture's values play in social interactions? - (correct answer) 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? - (correct answer) It is an
environment where one can acquire new perspectives of the world.
, Where do most people first encounter gender socialization? - (correct answer)
Family
How might Charles Horton Cooley use the concept of the looking-glass self to explain
the influence of media on identity and behavior? - (correct answer) 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? -
(correct answer) Social class
How do sociologists describe the role of peers across the different stages of life? -
(correct answer) They serve as agents of socialization.
Which two concepts reflect sociological ways of thinking about the development of self?
- (correct answer) The looking-glass self
The generalized other
What is the position of conflict theorists regarding deviance? - (correct answer)
Deviant behavior is defined by those with power.
What is one factor psychologists, in contrast to sociologists, favor when explaining
deviant behavior? - (correct answer) Personality disorders
What is a secondary group? - (correct answer) 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?" - (correct answer) 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? -
(correct answer) Role strain
Which social structure concept did Emile Durkheim refer to as a shared consciousness
that develops from groups performing similar tasks? - (correct answer) Mechanical
solidarity
Which type of influence could convince good people to participate in heinous acts,
according to Stanley Milgram's research? - (correct answer) Authority
PREDICTOR 2024 EXAM QUESTION AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Who was the founder of conflict theory? - (correct answer) Karl Marx
Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology? - (correct answer)
Positivism
Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups competing for
scarce resources? - (correct answer) Conflict theory
How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families in the early
twenty-first century? - (correct answer) The complex patterns of family life permit
greater economic and emotional security for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
A controlled setting in which specific variables are manipulated and the outcomes are
measured - (correct answer) Experiments
A series of questions asked of a sample of people - (correct answer) surveys
Research that takes place while the researcher actively participates in a setting -
(correct answer) Participant observation
The study of data that have already been collected - (correct answer) Secondary
Analysis
What is the purpose of having ethical standards in social research? - (correct answer)
To protect human subjects
Why is it considered unethical for sociologists to mislead their research participants? -
(correct answer) Because people have the right to give informed consent before
participating in research
What is an example of non-material culture? - (correct answer) Language
Which concept do sociologists use to describe a group whose values and goals are in
opposition to mainstream culture? - (correct answer) Counterculture
What role do a culture's values play in social interactions? - (correct answer) 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? - (correct answer) It is an
environment where one can acquire new perspectives of the world.
, Where do most people first encounter gender socialization? - (correct answer)
Family
How might Charles Horton Cooley use the concept of the looking-glass self to explain
the influence of media on identity and behavior? - (correct answer) 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? -
(correct answer) Social class
How do sociologists describe the role of peers across the different stages of life? -
(correct answer) They serve as agents of socialization.
Which two concepts reflect sociological ways of thinking about the development of self?
- (correct answer) The looking-glass self
The generalized other
What is the position of conflict theorists regarding deviance? - (correct answer)
Deviant behavior is defined by those with power.
What is one factor psychologists, in contrast to sociologists, favor when explaining
deviant behavior? - (correct answer) Personality disorders
What is a secondary group? - (correct answer) 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?" - (correct answer) 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? -
(correct answer) Role strain
Which social structure concept did Emile Durkheim refer to as a shared consciousness
that develops from groups performing similar tasks? - (correct answer) Mechanical
solidarity
Which type of influence could convince good people to participate in heinous acts,
according to Stanley Milgram's research? - (correct answer) Authority
