Sally Was Introduced to Robert and Robert Immediately Worries About

Multiple Choice

Sally was introduced to Robert and Robert immediately worries about what Sally thinks of him. Upon shaking her hand in greeting, Robert notices that he grasps her hand more firmly than usual and quickly releases his grasp. He then finds himself chuckling at comments that he does not find amusing because he wants Sally to feel comfortable. A useful paradigm for analyzing Robert's behavior is:

A) critical race theory.
B) structural functionalism.
C) conflict theory.
D) ethnomethodology.
E) symbolic interactionism.