Question

A traffic cop has pulled over a speeder, only to discover that he has stopped a close friend. The police officer is torn, because his professional obligations demand that he punish the speeder, but his personal obligations suggest that he should give a friend a break. What is this called?

Answer 1

Answer:

Role conflict

Explanation:

Role conflict occurs when an individual experiencing a contradicting demand on different type of social roles that he/she has.

In the example above, the cop is experiencing a conflict based on his different roles as a law enforcement and as a friend.Eventually, he will eventually forced to sacrifice one role for the other, and will leave some sort of damage to his status in the role that he sacrificed.