Concept Of Role Strain
Please read Chapter 4. DQ1 1) Review the concept of role strain and role conflict. Analyze situations in which you experience or have experienced role strain and role conflict. Share examples with your classmates. 2) What is your achieved status and ascribed status? Define status symbol. What is a status symbol which you want? Please read Chapter 5 on how groups affect our lives. Discussion Question 2 Define what happened in the Asch experiment. Much like the Asch experiment, describe a situation in which you have caved in to group pressure, doing something against your wishes. Discuss why groups have such power over us.