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WGU C273 Quiz Bank (New 2024/ 2025
Update) Introduction to Sociology| Study
Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A|
100% Correct
QUESTION
Which of the following would NOT be an example of applied sociology?
a. A study to measure how often former prisoners recommit crimes compared
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WGU C273 Quiz B ank (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Introduction to Sociology | Study Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correc t QUESTION Which of the following would NOT be an example of applied sociology? a. A study to measure how often former prisoners recommit crimes compared to how many times they are required to check in with their parole officers. b. Medical researchers recording how often patients bring up partner abuse to a doctor during a regular check -up based on different scripts the doctors use to ask about the patients' home situations. c. A study measuring the effectiveness of two different youth programs in raising students' grades. d. A graduate student running a research project to see if including certain words into a passage volunteers read evokes greater feelings of patriotism in them as measured by a survey. Answer: A graduate student running a research project to see if including certain words into a passage volunteers read evokes greater feelings of patriotism in them as measured by a survey QUESTION A clinical sociologist would most likely be found in what area? a) business b) health care c) education d) academia Answer: health care; clinical sociologists often work in the medical field QUESTION Which of the following perspectives would focus on the social significance of rituals like handshakes, hugs, or high fives? a) functionalist perspective b) conflict perspective c) symbolic interactionist perspective d) feminist perspective Answer: symbolic interactionists are focused on everyday social interactions QUESTION Which of the following perspectives would focus on the social inequalities that exist in capitalist societies? a) functionalist perspective b) conflict perspective c) symbolic interactionist perspective d) feminist perspective Answer: conflict perspective, pioneered by Karl Marx, often focuses on the conflicts in a capitalist society, though it can take up other types of social conflict and inequality QUESTION A feminist perspective is closest to which other major sociological per - spective? a) functionalism b) conflict perspective c) symbolic interactionalism d) none of the above Answer: conflict perspective; feminism does not primarily see gender as part of how a society creates balance but instead as part of how certain social groups oppress or exploit others, a perspective close to that of conflict theory QUESTION explanatory research Answer: research that explains why a social phenomenon occurs QUESTION A sociologist has a theory that greater social interaction would help older adults retain mental capacity. What might research do to help her theory? a. It could further refine the theory by adding an explanation for why adults who interact more retain greater mental capacity. b. It could raise issues about her theory by considering other theories that better explain the phenomenon. c. It could provide evidence to support her theory by comparing the social interactions of mentally sharp older adults to the interactions of those who have average mental capacity. d. It could spread her theory beyond older adults by addressing other social groups. Answer: It could provide evidence to support her theory by comparing the social interactions of mentally sharp older adults to the interactions of those who have average mental capacity; research provides information to bolster or undermine a sociological theory QUESTION Which of the following is the best example of descriptive research? a. A project that records the language young Caucasians in a certain metro region use to describe people of African -American heritage. b. A project that measures the frequency with which consumers buy a product after seeing images where a beautiful woman is shown using the product. c. A study that compares the rates of vaping in different grades. d. A survey that asks people about their beliefs on hot -button political issues and then asks about voting behavior. Answer: A project that records the language young Caucasians in a certain metro region use to describe people of African -American heritage; this project seeks to more fully describe a social situation, perhaps provid - ing evidence for a theory or suggesting avenu es of further research QUESTION quantitative Answer: a type of research focusing on data that can be measured numer - ically (typically emphasizing complex statistical techniques) QUESTION qualitative Answer: a type of research focusing on observations or descriptions (words) and using these to analyze underlying meanings, patterns, or themes of social relationships QUESTION variable Answer: a factor that can vary or chance given changing conditions QUESTION Hawthorne effect Answer: The phenomenon in which individuals who are being studied modify their behavior simply because they are being observed QUESTION statistically significant Answer: occurs when the differences between the groups being studied are the result of factors other than chance QUESTION correlation Answer: the extent or degree of statistical association among two or more variables
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