While Eric is working in the fast-food restaurant, he does not want people to think of him as a "loser in a dead-end job." He wants them to view him as a college student who is working there just to "pick up a few bucks" until he graduates. When customers from the college come in, Eric talks to them about college-related topics rather than fast food. In this scenario, Eric is engaging in:

a

role ambiguity.b. role inconsistency.
c. role distancing. d. role exiting.


c

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