In her status as a patient, Shelby is expected to follow her doctor's treatment plan. However, in her status as a mother a prescribed drug makes her feel very drowsy, preventing her from taking care of her baby. Shelby feels that when on medication she is not alert enough to properly care for her daughter. Shelby is experiencing
a. role strain.
b. status inconsistency.
c. a role set.
d. role conflict.
d
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a. true b. false
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
On the first day of basic training in the army, recruits' civilian clothes are replaced by army "greens," their hair is shaved, they lose their privacy, and they find that they must use communal bathrooms. All these humiliating activities are part of
a. becoming a significant other b. impression management c. a degradation ceremony d. face-work
What was the Malthus theory of population size and did he see famine as a positive check on population size? Neo-Malthusians see the population as under control now.
What will be an ideal response?