Status inconsistency is _____.

A. a social position that a person attains through personal effort
B. the actual behavior of a person who occupies a status
C. the behavior expected of a person who has a particular status
D. a shifting communication pattern that governs people's interpersonal relationships
E. the conflict that arises from occupying social positions that are ranked differently


Answer: E

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