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1. How are mothers viewed who return back to work quickly after giving
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birth compared to mothers who choose to stay at home? - Correct answer ✔a.
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Mothers who return to work following a brief maternity leave are viewed as
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less warm and communal than mothers who cut down to part time work or
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school or stay at home. Mothers who are employed full time are judged more
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harshly than nonmothers who are employed full time, especially by men.
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They are viewed are less nurturing and less professionally competent.
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Mothers are judged as less likely to be hired than are nonmothers with the
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same credentials. |!
2. What is "opting out"? - Correct answer ✔a. When mothers decide to stay
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home from work and be with their children. Less and less women are
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choosing to opt out, and more working mothers than ever are likely to pursue
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a career and jobs while raising their families. More highly educated mothers
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are just as likely to be in the workplace as nonmothers. Impoverished women
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and young, uneducated, Latina or foreign women are more likely to opt out.
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3. How are fulltime working mothers viewed compared to non-mothers who
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are full time workers? - Correct answer ✔a. Mothers who are employed full
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time are judged more harshly than nonmothers who are employed full time,
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especially by men. They are viewed are less nurturing and less professionally
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competent. Mothers are judged as less likely to be hired than are nonmothers |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
with the same credentials.
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, 4. What is the relative power explanation of the division of household labor? -
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Correct answer ✔a. Women do a majority of the housework because they
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have less power in marriage. This depends on work related resources such as
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income. The more resources one partner has in relation to another, the
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greater that partner's influence. |! |! |!
5. What does the scarcity theory explain? - Correct answer ✔a. Excessive role
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responsibilities deplete the individual's limited supply of time and energy, and |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
consequently, can lead to stress. When the individuals have more
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responsibilities than they have time or energy for handling them, or when |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
they are overwhelmed by conflicts between their role responsibilities; they
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can experience frustration, fatigue, or other indications of stress.
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6. What does the enhancement theory explain? - Correct answer ✔a. Each
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additional role provides a new source of self-esteem, social approval, social
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status, and other benefits. Successfully applying the different skills required
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by different roles can lead to achievements in many areas.
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7. Please know all the costs and benefits of balancing family and work. These
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were illustrated nicely in the two videos we watched of working mothers in
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class and in your text. - Correct answer ✔a. COSTS: role strain (stress coming
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from one's roles), role overload (role demands that exceed one's available
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time or energy), interrole conflict (incompatible demands stemming from two
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or more roles, scarcity hypothesis (see above)
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b. BENEFITS:*more likely for women with nontraditional gender attitudes
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than women with traditional gender attitudes* higher self-esteem, better
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physical and mental health, greater respect from others, greater economic
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security, enhancement hypothesis (see above), one role can help buffer role
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strains, different roles can lessen negative psychological impacts of another
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correct detailed solutions |! |!
1. How are mothers viewed who return back to work quickly after giving
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birth compared to mothers who choose to stay at home? - Correct answer ✔a.
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Mothers who return to work following a brief maternity leave are viewed as
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less warm and communal than mothers who cut down to part time work or
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school or stay at home. Mothers who are employed full time are judged more
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harshly than nonmothers who are employed full time, especially by men.
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They are viewed are less nurturing and less professionally competent.
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Mothers are judged as less likely to be hired than are nonmothers with the
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same credentials. |!
2. What is "opting out"? - Correct answer ✔a. When mothers decide to stay
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home from work and be with their children. Less and less women are
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choosing to opt out, and more working mothers than ever are likely to pursue
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a career and jobs while raising their families. More highly educated mothers
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are just as likely to be in the workplace as nonmothers. Impoverished women
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and young, uneducated, Latina or foreign women are more likely to opt out.
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3. How are fulltime working mothers viewed compared to non-mothers who
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are full time workers? - Correct answer ✔a. Mothers who are employed full
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time are judged more harshly than nonmothers who are employed full time,
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especially by men. They are viewed are less nurturing and less professionally
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competent. Mothers are judged as less likely to be hired than are nonmothers |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
with the same credentials.
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, 4. What is the relative power explanation of the division of household labor? -
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Correct answer ✔a. Women do a majority of the housework because they
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have less power in marriage. This depends on work related resources such as
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income. The more resources one partner has in relation to another, the
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greater that partner's influence. |! |! |!
5. What does the scarcity theory explain? - Correct answer ✔a. Excessive role
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responsibilities deplete the individual's limited supply of time and energy, and |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
consequently, can lead to stress. When the individuals have more
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responsibilities than they have time or energy for handling them, or when |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
they are overwhelmed by conflicts between their role responsibilities; they
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can experience frustration, fatigue, or other indications of stress.
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6. What does the enhancement theory explain? - Correct answer ✔a. Each
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additional role provides a new source of self-esteem, social approval, social
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status, and other benefits. Successfully applying the different skills required
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by different roles can lead to achievements in many areas.
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7. Please know all the costs and benefits of balancing family and work. These
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were illustrated nicely in the two videos we watched of working mothers in
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class and in your text. - Correct answer ✔a. COSTS: role strain (stress coming
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from one's roles), role overload (role demands that exceed one's available
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time or energy), interrole conflict (incompatible demands stemming from two
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or more roles, scarcity hypothesis (see above)
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b. BENEFITS:*more likely for women with nontraditional gender attitudes
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than women with traditional gender attitudes* higher self-esteem, better
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physical and mental health, greater respect from others, greater economic
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security, enhancement hypothesis (see above), one role can help buffer role
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strains, different roles can lessen negative psychological impacts of another
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