Consider the following statements :
1. An activity of a person to discharge obligations associated with his/her position is called role.
2. A situation in which a person is confronted with compatible role expectations is called role conflict.
3. Different roles to be performed by a person holding different positions in different groups is called role-set.
4. A position of an individual within a system of social stratification is called status.
Which of these are correct?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. 3 and 4
Answer: Option C
Related Questions on Basic Concepts of Sociology
Socialisation is different from socialism because the later is:
A. Theory of future structure of society
B. Concerned with the present structure of society
C. Not concerned with social structure
D. Way of social living and behaving
Minorities giving up their ancestral customs and adopting the culture of the majority is known as:
A. Integration
B. Assimilation
C. Accommodation
D. Socialization
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