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Definition of 'role' and the expectations

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What is meant by a "role" and why do positive and negative expectations affect why we conform to the expectations generated by roles? Also, how does obedience affect why individuals conform to the expectations generated by roles?

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What is meant by a "role"

In terms of psychology 'role' is the position or part that we play; for most of us we have a home 'role', a work 'role' and an outside 'role'. The choice of the role is not made by us; when applying or starting a job we are given a job description which defines what are role is why we are at work. It could be a supervisory role or an independent contractor. We are only expected to play this role during work ...

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