N5350 ROLES FINAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
STUDY GUIDE FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Structural-Functionalist.
Answer: Roles more or less are fixed by the culture, formation of the
role is deductive, opportunities to alter patterns of social interaction are
limited, situations are always resolved to fill a social need, individuals
subordinate their wills to social order, social forces validate role and its
functions, the society provides consensual validation, government often
codifies the norms
Example: division of labor. Complex society demands differentiation of
function, specialization, continual readjustment and restructuring,
technologists, technicians, associates and assistants are created to share
in a domain of the work, comply or become irrelevant
May function at this level as a student/preceptee
⩥ Symbolic-Interactionist.
Answer: More individualistic perspective, formation of role identity is
inductive, cues are interpreted and selectively chosen as relevant to the
individual, symbols are essential to the process, symbols must be social
and hold common meaning, minimum constraint by the social structure,
, role is a creative adaptation to the social environment, role results from
the reciprocal interaction of individuals
⩥ Role formation.
Answer: Is ideally a product of both theories (symbolic-interactionist +
structural-functionalist)
⩥ Role Development.
Answer: Reference groups, the process of socialization
ex. mentor
⩥ Reference Groups.
Answer: Normative groups, comparison groups, audience groups
⩥ Socialization.
Answer: Learning the values, attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enable
the behavior prescribed for a specific social position or role
⩥ Harmony in Role Definitions.
Answer: Public definition, professional, legal, institutional definitions
Each involve different reference groups, values, attitudes, and behaviors
STUDY GUIDE FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Structural-Functionalist.
Answer: Roles more or less are fixed by the culture, formation of the
role is deductive, opportunities to alter patterns of social interaction are
limited, situations are always resolved to fill a social need, individuals
subordinate their wills to social order, social forces validate role and its
functions, the society provides consensual validation, government often
codifies the norms
Example: division of labor. Complex society demands differentiation of
function, specialization, continual readjustment and restructuring,
technologists, technicians, associates and assistants are created to share
in a domain of the work, comply or become irrelevant
May function at this level as a student/preceptee
⩥ Symbolic-Interactionist.
Answer: More individualistic perspective, formation of role identity is
inductive, cues are interpreted and selectively chosen as relevant to the
individual, symbols are essential to the process, symbols must be social
and hold common meaning, minimum constraint by the social structure,
, role is a creative adaptation to the social environment, role results from
the reciprocal interaction of individuals
⩥ Role formation.
Answer: Is ideally a product of both theories (symbolic-interactionist +
structural-functionalist)
⩥ Role Development.
Answer: Reference groups, the process of socialization
ex. mentor
⩥ Reference Groups.
Answer: Normative groups, comparison groups, audience groups
⩥ Socialization.
Answer: Learning the values, attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enable
the behavior prescribed for a specific social position or role
⩥ Harmony in Role Definitions.
Answer: Public definition, professional, legal, institutional definitions
Each involve different reference groups, values, attitudes, and behaviors
