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RHC Sociology Role Conflict and Role Strain Discussion

 

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  • Prompt: To clarify the concepts of role conflict and role strain, list all your statuses. For each status, list as many duties, expectations, and rights as you can. Now, select the three statuses you consider to be most important in your life and identify how these three statuses create conflicting demands that sociologists refer to as role conflict. Finally, zero in on one status that you think is very important in your life. After you look at the duties, expectations, and rights for that one status, list the difficulties in meeting all the expectations for that status. For example, one role increasingly involves expectations for class attendance and involvement, academic achievement, and extracurricular activities like social clubs, tutorials, workshops, and internships. Even for full-time students, meeting all these expectations can be extremely stressful.