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Big‐Time Careers for the Little Woman: A Dual‐Role Dilemma
Author(s) -
Darley Susan A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1976.tb02598.x
Subject(s) - housewife , situational ethics , attribution , dilemma , dual (grammatical number) , psychology , personality , social psychology , social learning theory , sociology , gender studies , epistemology , art , philosophy , literature
An explanation is presented for differential career achievement in women and men. The analysis proposed is based on social psychological theories, such as role theory and social comparison and attribution theory, rather than on the genetic or personality theories which have been advanced in the past. The paper focuses on the situational factors which operate on women to shape their domestic and professional choices and behavior. These factors are analyzed from the perspectives of traditional housewives and mothers; career women; and women who attempt to combine the responsibilities of housewife, mother, and professional.