Exam 5: Society,social Structure,and Interaction in Everyday Life

In______________societies,the division of labor between men and women in the middle and upper classes became more distinct: men were responsible for being "breadwinners";women were seen as "homemakers."

In agrarian societies,politics is based on a feudal system controlled by a political-economic elite made up of the ruler,his royal family,and members of the landowning class.

When______________occurs,we may feel pulled in different directions.We may prioritize our roles and first complete the one we consider to be most important,or we may compartmentalize our lives and "insulate" our various roles.

Sociologist Emile Durkheim stated that as societies became industrialized and developed more specialized economic activities,social solidarity came to be rooted in the member's shared dependence on one another.

______________ is the study of the commonsense knowledge that people use to understand the situations in which they find themselves.

Social interactionists believe that there is very little shared reality beyond that which is socially created.They refer to this as the social construction of reality-the process by which our perception of reality is largely shaped by the objective meaning that we give to an experience.

______________ use the technology of large-scale farming,including animal-drawn or energy-powered plows and equipment,to produce their food supply.

For homeless women and men,______________are not status symbols as much as they are a link with the past,a hope for the future,and a potential source of immediate cash.

According to the text's discussion of roles:

______________ are based on technology that mechanizes production.New technologies,such as the invention of the steam engine and fuel-powered machinery,stimulated many changes.