Tomas,a Bank Employee,doesn't Feel That His Coworkers Accept Him

question 12

Multiple Choice

Tomas,a bank employee,doesn't feel that his coworkers accept him.He decides to dress more casually,as they do,hoping to be accepted.Which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is Tomas trying to work on?

• A) esteem
• B) physiological
• C) safety
• D) love
• E) self-actualization

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Definitions:

Objective Reality

A concept referring to the existence of an external, independent reality that is not influenced by individual feelings, interpretations, or perceptions.

Achieved Statuses

Social positions that are acquired through an individual's own efforts, talents, or choices, as opposed to ascribed statuses, which are inherited.

Ascribed Statuses

Refers to the social status a person is assigned at birth or assumes involuntarily later in life, based on factors like race, family heritage, and gender.

Role Conflict

Two or more roles associated with contradictory expectations.