Bertha Has Just Turned 16 and Has Caught the Special

question 40

Multiple Choice

Bertha has just turned 16 and has caught the special interest of her father because she looks just as attractive and sexy as her mother did when they first dated. Bertha's mother has noticed this and now feels like a maid, not a wife and mother. What do sociologists call this condition of a father seeing his daughter as a possible sexual interest, and a wife feeling as though she is a maid, rather than a wife and mother?

• A) ego identity
• B) role distance
• C) diffusion of responsibility
• D) role confusion

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Definitions:

Communication Systems

Arrangements or technologies designed for the purpose of transmitting information from one entity or place to another.

Social Norms

Shared guidelines or rules for behavior that are considered acceptable within a group or society.

Chameleon Effect

The unconscious mimicry of the postures, mannerisms, facial expressions, and other behaviors of one's interaction partners.

Social Loafing

The situation where people working in a team contribute less effort towards a goal compared to when they work by themselves.