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Work and family--Sex differences; Academic theses;

Abstract

Americans' roles as family members and workers have been clashing in recent history. The past fifteen years have expanded the work-family conflict (WFC) literature considerably. Gutek, Searle, and Klepa (1991) proposed and tested two views of how WFC may be affected by sex. The rational view predicts that WFC originates in the role that the person spends more time in. However, the gender role view predicts that the more time a person spends outside traditional gender roles increases conflict. Thus, the two theories make incompatible predictions regarding the relationship between time spent in a role, gender and WFC. The current study reexamines Gutek et al. 's (1991) paper, which found slight support for both the gender role view and the rational view in a professional sample. Using a random sample more representative of occupations held in the United States, this study found partial support for both the rational view and gender role theory. Interestingly, the results of the current study find gender interactions that are nearly opposite of the Gutek et al. study. A critical review of the research is provided and suggestions are made for future research.

Year of Submission

2004

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Department of Psychology

First Advisor

Adam Butler

Second Advisor

Michael Gasser

Third Advisor

Brenda Bass

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Date Original

2004

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1 PDF file (79 leaves)

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en

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