Explanation:

- According to Mead, role making describes how expected behaviour is created and modified through interaction. It is a flexible, ongoing process where roles are negotiated and defined as social situations shift. The definition given in the question matches this idea: "a tentative process in which roles are identified and given content on shifting axes as interaction proceeds."

- Option 1: Role taking means adopting the perspective of another to predict their behaviour and adjust one's own. It's about understanding expectations, not actively shaping or changing them.

- Option 2: Role playing focuses more on performing a certain role as scripted by society, not on creating or modifying those roles.

- Option 3: Role making () involves the active creation, negotiation, and adjustment of roles during social interaction—this matches the definition given in the question.

- Option 4: Reflexive role taking is related to becoming aware of how others see you, but not specifically about the creation and modification of roles.

Correct answer: Option 3: Role making ()