Correct Answer - Option 2 : Educational Sociology
Meaning of Role conflict
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Role conflict occurs when there are incompatible demands placed upon a person relating to their job or position.
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Conflict among the roles begins because of the human desire to reach success, and because of the pressure put on an individual by two imposing and incompatible demands competing against each other.
- People experience role conflict when they find themselves pulled in various directions as they try to respond to the many statuses they hold.
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Intra-role conflict occurs when the demands are within a single domain of life, such as on the job.
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Inter-role conflict occurs across domains of life. An example of inter-role conflict would be a husband and father who is also Chief of Police.
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The effects of role conflict, as found through case-studies and nationwide surveys, are related to individual personality characteristics and interpersonal relations.
Issues of collaboration
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Collaboration starts with communication. To improve collaboration, communication is critical.
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Competition. Turf wars discourage collaboration. Competitive barriers prevent knowledge sharing.
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Lack of transparency: Without transparency, teams can’t establish trust.
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No team governance: People tend to resent collaboration when they aren’t given clear objectives and key performance indicators.
Conclusion:
Both role conflict and issues of collaboration mainly arise at the workplace when the individual is unable to cope up with the teammates. If an individual is pulled in various directions because of the various status they hold it is called role conflict. On the other hand, if an individual start competing with others or lack transparency in the workplace then it leads to a problem in collaboration. Since both of these occurs because of inter-personal relationship which is a part of educational sociology. Hence, option (2) is correct.
