Question

Jill is the school’s baseball coach. Jill sees Michael, one of her baseball players, having fun at the mall with his friends after missing practice due to illness. Because Michael’s behavior did not conform to his sick role, Jill concludes that he was faking and makes him run laps at the next practice. Jill just utilized the ______ approach.
a.ecological.
b. symbolic.
c. interactionist.
d. conflict.
e. feminist

Answer 1

Answer:

b. symbolic.

Explanation:

In the scenario explained in the question, Jill used the symbolic approach. The reason is Jill witnessed Micheal having fun with his friends in the mall whereas he missed practice due to illness. This led him to believe that he faking his illness.

So he made Micheal practice the next day. This symbolized that he knows that Micheal is not ill and can run.

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