Sociology 101 Module 12

Alienated from human nature.

American workers often describe themselves as "working for the weekend," a sentiment that is also expressed in the phrase "thank god it's Friday." Karl Marx would say that these sentiments say something about our relationship to work and indicate that we are:

A family member

An individual is most likely to be murdered by:

It emphasized that the workers needed more than wages barely sufficient to keep them alive.

During the 1912 textile mill strikes in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the striking workers' slogan was "bread and roses." What did the slogan mean?

It encourages efficiency through technological innovation.

Edward Brent, a professor of sociology at the University of Missouri, has invented a piece of software called Qualrus, which he uses to grade students' papers. He claims this saves him at least 200 hours of grading every year. Why is using a computer program to grade a particularly capitalist technique?

By bringing people together from all over the world based on very similar interests or backgrounds

How could new technologies like the Internet decrease the importance of propinquity in mate selection while preserving or even increasing the importance of homogamy?

Mothers receive custody in a disproportionate number of cases.

How is custody of minor children usually handled in divorce cases?

Spectatorship

In August of 2009, the Newbury Astronomical Society held a "Twitter Meteorwatch," posting photographs of the Perseid meteor shower, as well as "tweets" (as short posts on Twitter are called) about what was going on in the night sky as it happened. This represented a remarkable new expansion of:

Their own labor

In a capitalist system, what do workers have available to sell?

Globalization

The cultural and economic changes that result from dramatic increases in international trade and exchange are called:

A shift from spontaneous or informal activities to organized and formal activities.

The third record by the country punk group Uncle Tupelo was titled simply March 16-20, 1992, a reference to the days when the album was made. Almost all the reviews emphasized the "back porch" ambience of the album's songs, meaning that they sounded like they were the product of an informal group of friends and relatives who had gathered spontaneously to play music. However, in reality, the album was the product of a well-organized recording session by a band with a record contract that hired professionals to help make the record. This is an example of:

The growth of information technology

What changes in the economy would be associated with travel agents hiring inmates in minimum security prisons to take calls and schedule vacations for customers?

Shopping

What does your textbook cite as the ultimate example of the commercialization of leisure?

The microchip

What technological development is associated with the Information Revolution?

The way that gift giving within an extended family makes some bonds more important than others

What would a symbolic interactionist studying the family be most interested in?

The public sector

Which area of the economy has seen increases in union membership since the early 1970s?

Using lawyers to get custody of children

Which of the following is NOT a form of domestic abuse?

Pollution

Which of the following social problems might be alleviated if more Americans were encouraged to telecommute?

A 30-year-old woman who works as a customer service representative for a cell phone company

Which of these workers would be most typical of the economy in America today?