Question

Michael is devout and very active in his church. He is also a very dedicated employee. His manager offers him a promotion, but the new role will require him to work Sundays. Michael would like the promotion but realizes that it would force him to miss some church activities. In this situation, Michael is most likely to experience ________. A) role conflict B) groupshift C) groupthink D) role fuzziness

Answer 1

Answer:

A) role conflict

Explanation:

In sociology, the term role conflict takes place when there are opposite demands that are place upon a person and that are incompatible to some other role the person has. In other words, the person is pulled in two opposite directions based on the requirements of two different roles that they have.

In this example, Michael is very active in his church and a dedicated employee. His manager offers him a promotion but the new role will require him to work Sundays, thus, accepting this role wouldn't allow Michael to attend church's activities on sundays. Therefore, he is experiencing two opposite demands that pull him in different directions based on two different roles he has (employee and a devout). Thus, Michael is most likely to experience role conflict.