Transcript Chapter 4

Chapter 4
Finding and Maintaining
Work-Life Harmony
Responsibilities of a
Professional Student
• Communication Skills
– Writing
– Speaking
– Reading
• Active learning
– Need to know versus want to know
The Adult Learner
• Unique Qualities
– Motivation
• Extrinsic versus intrinsic
• Ability to quickly apply new knowledge
• Active versus passive learning
Roles
• Definitions
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Role
Role set
Role stress
Role overload
• Issues
Laboring in America
Laboring in America
Laboring in America
Social Role Theory
• How does this theory apply?
• Feminine versus masculine roles
– Realistic?
– Issues?
Work-Family Balance
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Why study?
Early literature review
Work-family integration
Harmony
– Is it attainable?
Work-Family Conflict
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Causative factors?
Definition
Current research
Concept of imbalance
Spillover
– Carry-over stress
Work Quality and Family Interference
• Variables in work environment
– Work stressors
• Variables in home environment
• Women and their multiple roles
Life Satisfaction
• What makes life satisfying?
– Hours at work versus at home
– Children, no children
– Married, not married