PSYC 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Double Bind, Career Development, Social Learning Theory
15 Nov 2016
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Women and negotiation: the double bind: working women with children viewed as warm, but less competent than working women without children, working men with children viewed as warm and- competent. Work to family conflict (wfc) ex. Missing recitals, appointments, or dinner due to work demands. Family to work conflict (fwc) ex. Passing over promotions, missing days of work when kids are sick, perceived as less committed. Domains of work and family are sometimes in conflict, sometimes enrich each other: enrichment perspective (spillover) Work-related predictors of family enrichment: income, supportive and flexible work environment, psychological engagement at work, positive affect at work, positive experiences with peers. Family-related predictors of work enrichment: social support, cooperative marriage, for men, presence of children, majority of women continue to work after having kids but face obstacles (e. g. fmla, motherhood wage penalty, enrichment vs. conflict. Incorporates individual and environmental variables in explaining career development.
