Middle-Class "Respectability" Required

question 47

Multiple Choice

Middle-class "respectability" required:

• A) hard work, character, and financial independence.
• B) an education at Oxford or Cambridge.
• C) a household containing at least five servants.
• D) owning one's own business.
• E) all of these

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Definitions:

Emotional Labor

Overseeing emotional responses and expressions to align with the emotional criteria of a role.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time.

Positive Affectivity

A personality trait that predisposes individuals to experience positive emotional states, such as happiness and enthusiasm, more frequently.

Emotional Labor

Regulating feelings and outward expressions to adhere to the emotional requisites of a job.