Question

As a mother, Janelle sometimes feels torn. She knows she should be loving and supportive, but sometimes she needs to be firm and discipline her children. These seemingly incompatible expectations are an example of:____________

Answer 1

Answer:

Role strain

Explanation:

This occurs when there is trouble meeting up with the social expectations of a person. The role strain involves when non compatible behavior, Or responsibilities are connected to a single social role.Example is the role of being a teacher and being a choir master. Janelle is caught up between being a disciplinarian and being free and friendly .

Answer 2

Answer:

Role strain.

Explanation:

As the exercise exemplifies, role strain occurs when a person has a difficulty meeting the responsibilities of a particular role in her or his life. A role is a set of expected behaviors and obligations a person has taken or has inherited. In this case, Janelle has role strain as a mother, given that she can't always act as she wants to and sometimes has as she is meant to do because of her role: to be firm, when she wants to be kind, altough she does it for the good of her children. When expectations are incompatible as these are, it is most likely to be facing role strain.