Question

Imagine you are an American exchange student in a foreign country. Write a general list of role expectations you think might differ from your current role expectations.

Answer 1

Answer:People have many statuses and roles in their lives. A man may be a father, grandfather, husband, coworker, friend, etc. Roles make people more predictable, but they also make social interactions complex. People switch between different roles rapidly when interacting with different people in their lives.

Explanation:

Examples of achieved status include:

Someone who commits a crime gains the status of criminal

Someone who has a child gains the status of parent

Someone who graduates law school gains the status of lawyer

Answer 2

Answer:

See explanation below.

Explanation:

In an scenario where I am an American exchange student that has just arrived to China, some of my - new - role expectations in this country (according to research) could be:

• In America, people have freedom of speech and tend to say what they are thinking in a more free way, while in China, as a student, the expectations could be to have more respect and think carefully before speaking as China is known to have strong censorship.

• In China, exams are taken extremely seriously. Therefore, as a student I would be expected to be on time, have studied a long amount of time, have excellent results. Perhaps, in America, teachers could be more understanding if you fail. For instance, in numerous American and European universities, teachers understand if you suffer from exam-related anxiety and are able to re-schedule your exam, while in China this could be unacceptable.

• In China, teachers would expect my behavior to be impeccable as discipline is extremely important. While discipline is important in America, it is not as formal as in Chinese schools.

• In contrast to American schools, Chinese schools don't usually accept visitors. Therefore, they would expect me to not receive visits; whereas in American schools it is normal to receive friends or family and access the school.