Other forms of social roles

• Sick roles: introduced by the sociologist Talcott Parsons in the 1940s, is a role wherein an individual is exempted from doing his or her usual roles on account of his or her being sick. However, he or she is expected to follow a transitory roles such as following a doctor's order or resting and trying to recover. After which, he or she is expected to assume the roles he or she was previously playing when healthy
• Role strain: is when one role is incompatible with one another, which might cause one some strain and force him or her to just focus on one role if that demands more time and energy. The expectations arise from various social roles one has to take.
• Role conflict: it arises when there is a pattern of contradictory information one has to take to fulfill the roles. Most role conflicts arise in ascribed status vs achieve status.
• Role confusion: is when one is not sure about his or her role to play, but the role is not necessarily incompatible. This confusion leaves a feeling of uncertainty about the role one is about to assume, and it can result in disappointment and confusion as to how he or she will fit in.