PSYC 320 Chapter Notes -Histrionic Personality Disorder, Sexually Dimorphic Nucleus, Agoraphobia
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Models hypothesizing consequences of multiple roles (career + family) Functionalist: families function best with traditional gender roles, males with the career and. Females with the children/housework because multiple roles creates stress and conflict. Psychoanalytic: males have inherent autonomy that is for succeeding in accomplishments outside the home and females do not. Meaning that when females try and pursue paid employment it is an unsuitable goal and they will experience conflict. Theorizes from an evolutionary heritages and that not having close contact to family leads to depression. Role expansion model (aka expansionist): m/f both happier with multiple roles because of money, satisfaction levels and the protection of occupying various roles (includes direct and indirect benefits where the other models have no benefits) Are they significant or not: maximalist= m/f have large gender differences. Bio related, focusing on factors like genetics, hormones, anatomy, and evolution.
