WGU C273 QUICK REVISION
QUESTIONS AND THEIR EXPECTED
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.
A controlled setting in which specific variables are
manipulated and the outcomes are measured
Experiments
A series of questions asked of a sample of people
surveys
Research that takes place while the researcher
actively participates in a setting
Participant observation
, The study of data that have already been collected
Secondary Analysis
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.
QUESTIONS AND THEIR EXPECTED
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.
A controlled setting in which specific variables are
manipulated and the outcomes are measured
Experiments
A series of questions asked of a sample of people
surveys
Research that takes place while the researcher
actively participates in a setting
Participant observation
, The study of data that have already been collected
Secondary Analysis
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.
