Charles Has a Final Exam in the Evening at a Time

question 100

Multiple Choice

Charles has a final exam in the evening at a time when he is supposed to be working. That same evening, Stephanie (his girlfriend) wants him to take her to a movie. To top it off, his mother calls, asking him to fly home because his father is going to have emergency surgery. Sociologists would say that Charles is very likely experiencing__________ .

• A) role performance
• B) role ambiguity
• C) role conflict
• D) role alienation

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