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1. Under what conditions is employ-
   ment most strongly related to good
   health for women? To poor health
   for women?


2. Distinguish between the role expan-
   sion and role scarcity hypotheses.


3. What are some of the difficulties
   women and men face when com-
   bining paid work and family roles?
   How could these be alleviated?


4. Give an example of how family roles
   can exacerbate or buffer the stress
   associated with work roles.


5. What is the difference between
   access discrimination and treatment
   discrimination?


6. Why do women deny personal
   discrimination?
   7. What is the difference between
   supply-side theory and demand-side
   theory accounts of discrimination?
   8. What are some of the reasons for the
   pay disparity?
   9. To what does the “mommy tax”
   refer? What are the explanations
   for it? Are these explanations about
   personality variables or situational
   variables?


7. Do women and men define sexual
   harassment differently?


8. Describe sexual harassment from
   a social psychological perspective.
   Offer an explanation that takes into
   consideration both dispositional and
   situational factors.

Discussion Questions

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Eagly, A. H., & Carli, L. L. (2007).Through

the labyrinth: The truth about how women

become leaders.Boston, MA: Harvard

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Gerson, K. (2010).The unfinished revolution:

How a new generation is reshaping family,

work, and gender in America. New York:

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Gutek, B. A., & Done, R. S. (2000). Sexual

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SUGGESTED READING

Access discrimination—Situation in which

an individual is not offered a given job or is

offered a lesser job because of some defining

characteristic (e.g., sex).

Key Terms

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