Carlos is a freshman at the local college. As a student, he is feeling pressure. He wants to party like the rest of his fraternity brothers, but at the same time, he wants to maintain his 4.0 grade point average. Sociologists would say that Carlos is experiencing __________ .
A) role conflict
B) role incompatibility
C) role reversal
D) role strain

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Carlos is experiencing role strain, which is the stress or tension experienced by an individual when confronted with incompatible role expectations. In this case, Carlos wants to maintain his academic performance while also fitting in with his fraternity brothers, causing tension in his role as a student and a member of the fraternity.

Carlos Is a Freshman at the Local College