HDEV 180 Lecture 53: Week 9-10 (Early adulthood---Work, Media, and Advertising) (9)
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Career lives for men and women differ. Women have a discontinuous career path from taking time off for family. Not all people end up in the vocation of greatest interest, one study followed 1200 young college graduates and only 20% were working in the field they were most interested in. The 1st years in the career can be discouraging. People in their 20"s switch jobs every 2 years. Self-efficacy : belief in one"s own ability to succeed. Dual-earner marriage : the dominant family form today where both partners are employed more women experience moderate to high levels of stress due to family and work obligations (role overload) Role overload can have negative effects on an individual: Ways to support people with role overload: Workplace policies can greatly reduce role overload; time-flexible policies results in higher work performance. Effectively balancing work and family has many benefits:
