When a Parent Has to Decide Between Being on Time

question 47

Multiple Choice

When a parent has to decide between being on time for work and helping his child with a homework assignment, he is experiencing:

• A) role conflict
• B) role-taking emotions
• C) an embodied status
• D) resocialization
• E) ego/superego concentration

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