Role Theory

Every profession has roles, responsibilities and boundaries; governed by copious legislation and directed through company policies/ procedures. These ensure objectives are met and identified persons can be made accountable for their functions. In the teaching/ learning sector however, roles can be blurred and legislation somewhat confusing, suggested by Holtrop (1997) “Obviously teachers wear many hats; friend, counsellor, judge, mentor, hundreds of roles and different roles for different classes, students and extracurricular duties”. Nonetheless, the protection and safety of individuals and groups is the fundamental principle, and can be broken down into three key areas;

One of the concept I noticed while I was at Boys & Girls Club was the statues and roles. Each staff member had their own important roles that they played part in at B&G Club but the same status; their status was B&G club staff member. For example, Joe status was a staff member but a higher advanced one; Joe was the manager of the club. He had more important roles then the other staff members. Joe made sure everything was going in order. Another staff member is Jeff. Jeff’s role is less demanding. He just helps around Joe and make sure the kids are behaving. Each staff member had a different role they played. Either it was the manager. helping recreations, or small groups, they each put in a different part to help out.

Kitchener, K. (1988). Dual role relationships: What makes them so problematic?. Journal of Counseling and Development.

First, it will provide a brief summary of the school approved dissertation topic. Then, it will discuss the use of theories as a framework for conducting research. Next it will compare and contrast the three theories’ strengths, weakness, and assumptions to research in the field of multidisciplinary human services: social exchange theory, role theory, and systems theory. Looking at the three different theories’ strengths and weaknesses to study will help to determine which is most suited for the proposed study. From there, it will analyze the implications of role theory for the school-approved dissertation topic. In conclusion, the paper will provide a rationale as to why role theory is best suited for the school-approved dissertation

Two established research sources for the role conflict and role ambiguity (Newton & Keenan, 1987; and Rizzo, House, & Lirtzman, 1970) were used for this study. An examination of these two sources reveals that while there was much overlap in their content, there were also slight variations in the wording of some items. Rizzo et al., for example, introduced the item ‘I know what my responsibilities are’ while Newton and Keenan

When we talk about a ‘role’ most people instantly think of playing a part, or acting in some capacity. A role involves some idea of expected behaviour associated

Lifelong learning sector covers adult education (16+) outside universities and takes place in further education colleges, adult and community learning centres, work-bases, libraries, archives and information centres, the forces, NHS, prisons, private colleges. The learners range widely in their ages, interests, abilities, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, etc.

$90,000 and above. This variation is mainly dependent upon geographic location and employer. GNP’s in California, Hawaii, and New Jersey, for example, have the highest salaries compared to those in mid-western and southern states. Individual salaries are further influenced by, and increase with, additional education and experience. Being a GNP brings additional rewards. There is the satisfaction of rendering quality care to a large and growing population that is in dire need of specialized care at this particular time in their lives. For me, it is the feeling of gratification that comes with knowing, that after a person has lived many years, I can be of help in making their final years as healthy and comfortable as possible, even when the need for palliative care arises. Most important, is the relationship that develops with the client, and the opportunity to learn from the experience with each individual.

A role is a combined set of beliefs, expectations, and norms. With each role one acquires, their behavior changes to fit the expectations they and others have of that particular role. When

The Functionalist Perspective in sociology states that everyone in the society holds a position and in this position their status has a set of roles or certain behaviors that are required to perform the tasks at hand (Kornblum and Julian, 2004.) The roles consist of nurses at the medical institutions, lawyer's at international firms or just a blue collar worker at any type of factory. For the most part, each status' role is involved in an institution of some kind and is needed for the economy and society to function as a whole. "The Functionalist Perspective looks at the way major social instructions like the family, military, the health-care system, and the police and courts actually operate (Kornblum and Julian, 2004, 6.)" This basically means that for these institutions that are needed to fulfill these roles and duties for the economy, the roles and behaviors of employees need to evolve as a whole so that the institution can function (Kornblum and Julian, 2004.) For example, a nurse needs to know certain things about her job like what medicine can treat a certain

In his article “The Role Set”, Dr. Charles Horvath provides a definition of a “role” in an effort to reach a consensus that will allow organizational roles to be more widely and cohesively studied and discussed (Horvath, pg. 1). He explains that a role is a “set of relationships, responsibilities, restraints and rights,” that determine how a person’s role within an organization helps to advance the organization’s overall purpose (Horvath, pg. 1-2). He also clarifies that a person’s actions and behaviors are governed by the expectations (responsibilities) and rules (restraints) of the organization as they relate to that individual’s role (Horvath, pg. 3-6).

roles each individual as, the hierarchal structures, and the set rules and regulation everyone has

Men and women are different. How different depends on what stereotype one chooses to believe. Although it has been argued that some stereotypes are positive, they are never beneficial. Society creates gender stereotypes and perpetuates them through societal institutions. In this paper the roles of gender will be analyzed regarding education, public policy, and the workplace. How education shapes gender, the gender norms in government, the law, policies, and the role of gender in the workplace will be discussed.

This essay is to evaluate what your role, responsibilities and boundaries as a teacher would be in terms of the teaching/training cycle.

According to Hecht (2015), the “Communication Theory of Identity” began with the study of “self” (p. 176), which found its origins in philosophy (Mead, 1913) and, more modernly, in psychology and sociology (Hecht, 2015, p. 176). The focus on individualism began as early as the 1950’s under the constructs of self-esteem and self-concepts when questions arose about how people thought and/or felt about themselves. Scholars believed that understanding how individuals thought and felt about themselves would pave the way to better understand how people communicate. When scholars referred to “self” in a singular form it assumed that an individual had one single identity. The problem with this perspective is that, as found later, people assume a “layered” identity. For example, an athlete may be hard working on the basketball court, but aggressive and self-protected on the streets of Richmond, California. The more modern study of “self” in the disciplines of psychology and sociological describes “self” as forming from social interactions and perceptions of others. For example, how key adults such as teachers, coaches, and/or church leaders influence a child’s development. Over time, the term “self” became the term “identity. “Identity” draws on the sociological “social role theory” that detailed how people define themselves through the roles they play in society. Veering away from “self” and assuming the “identity” approach presented a more complex and precise depiction of people