d. Friedrich Engels 9. Emile Durkheim's ideas about society can best be described as a. functionalist b. conflict theorist c. symbolic interactionist d. rationalist 4.3 Social Constructions of Reality 10. Mary works full-time at an office downtown while her young children stay at a neighbor's house. She's just learned that the childcare provider is leaving the country. Mary has succumbed to pressure to volunteer at her church, plus her ailing mother-in-law will be moving in with her next month. Which of the following is likely to occur as Mary tries to balance her existing and new responsibilities? a. Role strain b. Self-fulfilling prophecy c. Status conflict d. Status strain 11. According to Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann, society is based on a. habitual actions b. status c. institutionalization d. role performance 12. Paco knows that women find him attractive, and he's never found it hard to get a date. But as he ages, he dyes his hair to hide the gray and wears clothes that camouflage the weight he has put on. Paco's behavior can be best explained by the concept of a. role strain b. the looking-glass self