Which Would Most Likely Be a Root for the Discomfort

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which would most likely be a root for the discomfort described by Goffman (1963) in explaining the "norm of engagement"?

• A) Weber's Protestant work ethic
• B) Marx's belief in the capitalist dis-ease for exploitation
• C) Durkheim's social contract
• D) Freud's theory of the guilt complex

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