Role strain, role conflict, and role exits occur in connection to our status. Discuss one example you have experienced with role exiting. To what extent does your experience match Ebaugh’s four stages of role exiting described in Chapter 5 of the textbook? How did role conflicts or role strain contribute to the role exit? You are required to cite the textbook at least one time in the assignment, and other peer-reviewed references are optional.
Sample Solution
The four stages of role exiting, as proposed by professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s theory of role-exit, are: separation, redefinition, mourning and reorientation. In the first stage of separation a person begins to detach from an old role such as leaving an employer or breaking off a relationship. The second stage involves redefining oneself in terms of how they view themselves and their identity outside of the old role.