Question

You are a university student, but you also wait tables at a restaurant. One evening, one of your professors happens to come in for a meal (awkwardly, on a first date!). Use role theory to describe the interaction (and possible role conflict) that ensues.

Answer 1

Answer:

According to the role theory each scenario or environment stablishes certain roles in society, each person takes. In this case the student and teacher know how to behave according to the roles in an academic context. The scenario and social context changes and it can cause akwardness because the roles under they related are changed because of the situation.

Explanation:

The interaction teacher student, located each one under a specific role. The interaction changes according to the social context. They both may feel unconfortable because the change of scenary

The teacher is having an intimate moment in which being around a student may not be the ideal situation for neither. But it is a matter of stablishing the roles of the actual context.