Question

A __________ is a distinct social category, such as a parent or a teacher, and it has associated with it a set of expected behaviors.

Answer 1

A "role" is a distinct social category...

A socially expected personal conduct standard typically dictated by a person's status in a specific culture, like a teacher or parent and both of these roles are expected to behave in a certain way, a parent is expected to take the responsibility of a child’s upbringing in all ways and a teacher is expected to cater for the intellectual or educational needs of a child.