Fernando's position as mayor of a city requires him to satisfy his wealthy sponsors as well as many middle-class workers. The tension he feels between these two demands is referred to as role:

Conflict.

Explanation:

In a conflict sociological perspective, to effectively understand social behaviors between competing groups, it is best to view them in terms of tension between the groups.

A role conflict can be defined as a situation in which an individual experience competing, contradictory and perhaps incompatible demands (expectations) from two or more groups.

Simply stated, role conflict arises due to incompatible and contradictory expectations bestowed on an individual due to the position they hold

In this scenario, Fernando's position as mayor of a city requires him to satisfy his wealthy sponsors as well as many middle-class workers. The tension he feels between these two demands is referred to as role conflict.

answer

the best answer is c