What Is a Social Role

question 91

Multiple Choice

What is a social role?

• A) a part that an actor plays, such as Hamlet
• B) the social expectations that go along with a social status
• C) when children play "pretend" and take on various personas
• D) the social positions that one holds in a social system

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Definitions:

Tetanus

A bacterial infection characterized by muscle spasms, often starting in the jaw and then spreading to other parts of the body.

Treppe

A phenomenon observed in muscle physiology whereby the successive contractions become increasingly stronger following a series of stimuli of the same strength.

Motor Units

A single motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates, functioning as a single unit.

Sarcomere

The basic structural and functional unit of muscle fiber, responsible for muscle contraction.