Experiences with Role taking and Role conflicts

Role Taking 

Role taking is a circumstance in which a person imagines himself in the shoes of others in order to reflect on his own behaviour. Humans can put themselves in other people's shoes and predict their conduct, which leads to the development of self-awareness.

From a sociological and psychological standpoint, the concepts of role taking and role playing are also very similar. Role taking or role playing is when a person takes on or acquires the role of someone in a particular status. 'Two youngsters playing Doctor-Doctor' is one of the most basic examples. We can see that one child is playing the role of a doctor, which is a certain position, while the other youngster is playing the role of a patient. Before role-playing, both of them should be aware of what they should do and how they should act in their respective roles of Doctor and Patient.

Role Conflict

We all have different roles in everyday life. We are employees, parents, wives, children in the home, peer buddies, and so on. It is unavoidable that these obligations will frequently need us to perform actions that are in direct opposition to those required by other jobs. This is the role conflict theory.

Role conflicts can be divided into two main categories:

1. Inter Role Conflict: When opposing expectations are placed on the same individual while they are performing different occupations, this sort of conflict arises. For example, increased work pressure forces me to devote more time to the university, despite the fact that my family would rather that I spend more time with them. As a result, there is an inter-role conflict as a result of the competing demands of my dual jobs as a student and a daughter.
2. Intra Role Conflict: This sort of conflict arises when two people play the same role and have different expectations. As a member of my institution's club, for example, I head a team of employees and must balance the aspirations of individuals reporting to me with the needs of the organisation.

Role Conflict and Role taking:

In college, I personally practice Role taking in order to avoid role conflict. As a SAC Member where my role is to act as a bridge between students and administration I usually practice Role taking where I try to put myself in others shoes to understand their perspective and to reach to a proper conclusion. But I strictly follow role conflict when it comes to the matter of other clubs and committees. 

Hence the concept of role taking and role conflict is an integral mechanism and I do follow it subconsciously most of the time.