m is when individuals tend to pursue their own self-interest without much sense of a larger plan. Many of the roles present in our culture directly relate to economic status. The economically privileged have the ability to experiment with alternative images and styles of self-presentation. But this is just not limited to the privileged; we will all experience the flux and fragmentation of life in a consumer society and will have difficulty sustaining qualities we think are necessary. The roles we endure create our reality. Our roles can change leading to a change in interaction. An example is asking your girlfriend to become your wife. We all experience a role set in some way. That is the behavioral expectations and obligations that accompany a particular status. Roles are usually defined through an interaction, or an inherited status. “Throughout history, cultural struggles have been in fact the clear expression of struggles of social classes. No matter if they were political, religious, philosophical, or some other ideological domain, Marx states it’s the law of motion of history” (Noble 44). If our present day society and culture can learn from history, our goal of a perfect utopian society might come true. ...
