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Role expectations: Scripts or shared expectations for behavior that are linked to each role

An individual's roles exist as socially shared patterns of expectations for behavior. All roles can be characterized by costs and benefits that accumulate over time. For example, by assuming the role of worker, one has access to the benefits associated with the role, which might include social status, social support, health benefits, or financial resources. One also becomes responsible for meeting the expectations of the role, such as working for a certain number of hours each week or completing one's work to a certain

To do:

A post with 3 brief paragraphs describing the Role expectations (basic definition is mentioned above), applying the concept of Role expectations to your own life, and reflecting on coping strategies:

Paragraph 1: Description of Concept: a brief paragraph describing the concept of Role expectations.

Paragraph 2: Application: Describe a change in your current life situation due to the pandemic that illustrates the concept of Role expectations. This can be a positive or negative change. Point out specifically where the concept of Role expectations fits in your example and explain why.

Paragraph 3: Coping Strategies: Coping refers to people's conscious efforts to manage stressful life events (stressors) and their efforts to manage the emotions associated with these events. Coping can be either problem-focused (something done to change the source of the stress) or emotion-focused (something done to manage negative emotions caused by the source of the stress). In the third paragraph, briefly describe one specific coping strategy you have found useful (or you think might be useful) during this stressful time. After you have described the coping strategy, point out whether it is problem-focused or emotion-focused and explain why.