Read the Vignette and Answer the Questions That Follow

question 23

Multiple Choice

Read the vignette and answer the questions that follow.
Jean's best friend,Janet,recently got promoted to a management position in the company where they both work.The new job is associated with more pay and prestige.Jean notices that Janet is spending more of her time,on and off the job,with her friends in management.Over dinner,Janet confides in Jean that she is really perturbed by the poor behavior of her former coworkers,that they have bad attitudes on the job,and that she doesn't know how to handle them now that she is their supervisor.Jean and Janet continue to be friends but they don't interact as much at work any more.

-In which social institution does this vignette occur?

• A)economy and work
• B)politics
• C)family
• D)religion

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Definitions:

Uncertainty

A state of being unsure or having doubts about something, often due to a lack of information or knowledge.

Self-actualized

A term used in psychology to describe a person who has reached their fullest potential, as per Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Maslow

Refers to Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority, culminating in self-actualization.

Androgynous

Exhibiting both masculine and feminine characteristics, or having an ambiguous sexual identity.