Bertha has just turned 16 and has caught the special interest of her father because she looks just as attractive and sexy as her mother did when they first dated. Bertha's mother has noticed this and now feels like a maid, not a wife and mother. What do sociologists call this condition of a father seeing his daughter as a possible sexual interest, and a wife feeling as though she is a maid, rather than a wife and mother?

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What is described in the scenario is an example of "role confusion," which is a state of uncertainty and confusion about one's identity due to conflicting or unclear expectations from others. In this case, the father's inappropriate interest in his daughter disrupts the normal family roles, causing the mother to feel like a maid instead of a wife and mother.

Bertha Has Just Turned 16 and Has Caught the Special