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What is Role Strain & Role Conflict?

Hello! This 5-minute Introduction to Sociology video explains the concepts of role strain and role conflict, describing the stressors and tensions people feel within one social role versus many social roles. We examine examples of both and apply them to our own lives.

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Material Type:
Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:
November 22, 2024
Date Modified in MERLOT:
April 18, 2025
Author:
 
Hispanic Serving Institution
Submitter:
Cathy Swift
Asian American, Native American, Pacific Islander Serving Institution Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
College General Ed, College Lower Division
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Website
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Language:
English
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Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

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