AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Define role exit. the process people go through to detach from a role that has been central to their life; for example going through a divorce.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of Role Exit When an individual retires from a job after a long career and must transition from the role of worker with deadlines and responsibilities to a leisurely life. When an individual becomes a parent and has to change their lifestyle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ebaugh defines role exit as “the process of disengagement from a role that is central to one’s self identity and the re-establishment of an identity in a new role that takes into account one’s ex-role.” Becoming an EX is a qualitative study of this process.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, someone taking on the roles of parent, manager, caretaker, and writer may experience role strain because these roles combined may take up more time and resources than that person has or require that person to be in multiple places simultaneously.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following situations best exemplifies role exit? A student graduates high school and gets a full-time job. Role exit is a transition where a person disengages from old roles in order to start something new.