Depending on the situation, the same man might declare "I'm Jimmy's father"; "I'm your boss"; "I'm African American"; or "I'm your professor." This phenomenon, whereby a person's claimed or perceived identity varies depending on context, is called

A. ethnic tolerance.
B. a situational negotiation of social identity.
C. ethnicity.
D. hypodescent.
E. rotating core personality traits.


Answer: B

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