In 1998 former nfl linebacker chris spielman was forced to choose between staying with his sick wife or playing professional football. what sort of sociological phenomenon was he experiencing?

The answer is role conflict. It is a situation where a person is anticipated to play two mismatched roles. For instance, a manager will suffer role conflict if he is forced to fire an employee who is also his close friend. This conflict is experienced when we discover ourselves dragged in numerous directions as we try to react to the many positions we hold.

according to classical republican political theory, which democratic republics would function best?

a.   small republics, with people who had similar interests

b.   large republics, with people who had competing interests

c.   republics made up entirely of landowners

d.   republics made up entirely of servants

the anti federalists was a movement that was opposed to the creation of a us federal government. although they were not as organized as the federalists, they also had a large group of leaders, especially in state politics.

the statement "now, in a large extended country, it is impossible to have a representation, possessing the sentiments, and of integrity, to declare the minds of the people” represents the concerns of the anti federalists.

they strongly believed that the federalists were representing the interests of aristocratic elements of society at the expense of the majority of ordinary people, who lived in a rural society.

their fear for the creation of a strong federal government and the president’s power of veto in their opinion would create a tyrannical rule that would dominate the people. they defended the importance of restraining the government’s power towards people at any cost.