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Wgu c273 introduction to sociology unit 2 exam (questions and answers) 2024
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WGU Introduction to Sociology - C273 20241. Auguste Conte: Suggested we apply scientific method to social world, which is
known as Positivism
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function
together to function smoothly. (functional analysis)
2. Herbert Spencer: *Called 2nd founder of sociology
*disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social reform
*societies are evolving from lower to higher form
*society's most capable and intelligent members service - the less capable die out
*fittest members produce a more advanced society "The survival of the fittest" or
"Social Darwinism" (credited to Darwin because he applied it to organisms.
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function
together to function smoothly. (functional analysis)
3. Karl Marx: *believed the engine of human history is class conflict
*society is made up of 2 classes
*economics is a central force in social change
*Bourgeoisie - capitalist own the means of production, money, land, factories and
machines
*Proletariat - workers;
*workers will unite and bread their chains of bondage
*introduced Conflict Theory
*did not think of himself as a sociologist
4. Bourgeoisie: Capitalists they own the means of production - money, land,
factories, and machines.
5. Proletariat: Workers
6. Emile Durkheim: *succeeded in getting sociology recognized as a separate
academic discipline
*how social forces affect peoples behavior
*Social Integrationwhen all parts of society full their part it is in a "normal" state, if
they do not fulfill their function it is in an "abnormal" or pathological state.
(functional analysis)
7. Social Integration: Degree to which people are tied to their social groups.
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
, WGU Introduction to Sociology - C273 2024
8. Applying Durkheim: Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or events
9. Max Weber: *used cross culture and historical materials to trace the cause of
social change and how social groups affect peoples orientation to life
*disagreed with Karl Marx
*Roman Catholics taught to hold on to tradition, protestant taught to embrace
change
*Protestant ethic
10. Protestant Ethic: *looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant investing money "the spirit of
capitalism"
This brought about capitalism
11. Harriet Martineau: *did writings because women were to focus on church,
cooking, children and clothes *early female sociologist
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and improve society (stop lynchings,
integrate immigrants, improve working conditions)
12. W.E.B. DuBois: black sociologist
13. Jane Adams: Sociologist and social reformer
*came from wealth and privilege
*founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr
14. C. Wright Mills: pushed sociologist to go back to push social reform
15. Basic (or pure) sociology: sociological research for the purpose of making
discoveries about life in human groups, not for making changes in those
groups
16. Applied Sociology: the use of sociology to solve problems from classroom
integration and family relationships to crime and pollution
17. Public Sociology: applying sociology for the public good; especially
sociological perspective (how things relate to one another) to guide politicians
and policy makers
18. Theory: general statement about how some parts of the world fit together and
how they work; an explanation of how 2 or more facts are related to one
another
19. 3 major theories: Symbolic Interaction
Functional analysis
Conflict Theory
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