A quote by Thomas Friedman says this, “When I was growing up, my parents told me, ‘Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving,’ I tell my daughters, ‘Finish your homework. People in India and China are starving for your job.’” Last year in 9th grade, I couldn’t understand the fact some less fortunate people would kill for the opportunity I have. Sometimes, I will reflect on the past and think about how difficult it was for me to transition into being a middle school student to a high school and “college” student. The classes were rigorous and definitely not what I was used to, and instead of trying harder I slacked off. Role conflict happens when you can’t meet the obligations of two or more roles. I was experiencing role conflict
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To put it simply, I was fighting a losing battle with my classes, and I wasn’t happy about it. With this said, role conflict can be lessened or eliminated in nine ways. The first way is through rites of passage. This is when a person transition from one status to another. An, example of this would be if I stopped taking high school classes took all college classes. Second, it can be alleviated through delinquency or crime. Fortunately, I did not commit a crime when I was having trouble with school, but this is an effective stress outlet for some. Third, mental illness to ease role conflict. In this method you are feeding into your habits or mental illness to escape reality. Fourth, a solution to role conflict is compartmentalizing. Which is switching out roles when needed. Fifth, prioritizing your role obligations. For instance, I would do my college work before my high school work, in case I run out of time. Sixth, physical illness can be used to escape or avoid role conflict. Seventh, changing the definition of the role can solve the problem. Eighth, we can give up some roles to relive stress. Giving up college classes and sticking to high school courses would be an example of this. Ninth, running away from our roles would be a way to completely get rid of role
To put it simply, I was fighting a losing battle with my classes, and I wasn’t happy about it. With this said, role conflict can be lessened or eliminated in nine ways. The first way is through rites of passage. This is when a person transition from one status to another. An, example of this would be if I stopped taking high school classes took all college classes. Second, it can be alleviated through delinquency or crime. Fortunately, I did not commit a crime when I was having trouble with school, but this is an effective stress outlet for some. Third, mental illness to ease role conflict. In this method you are feeding into your habits or mental illness to escape reality. Fourth, a solution to role conflict is compartmentalizing. Which is switching out roles when needed. Fifth, prioritizing your role obligations. For instance, I would do my college work before my high school work, in case I run out of time. Sixth, physical illness can be used to escape or avoid role conflict. Seventh, changing the definition of the role can solve the problem. Eighth, we can give up some roles to relive stress. Giving up college classes and sticking to high school courses would be an example of this. Ninth, running away from our roles would be a way to completely get rid of role