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Family Myths and Tensions
Daily Routines
Gender Strategies
Sacrifice
The New Man
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Which couple's family myth regarded an "unequal division of labor at home" in order to uphold a traditional gender ideology?
Carmen and Frank Delacorte
100
What is the daily routine that has more time for leisure?
Dad's
100
Which gender typically used more "direct" gender strategies?
Women
100
Which couple sacrificed their family time for work? (The most extreme example)
Jessica and Seth Stein
100
Name two "New Men"
Michael Sherman, Art Winfield
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Who's family myth disguised the fact that the husband HAD a gender strategy? "His move was to push her into playing supermom. He partly did this to preserve the marriage by shoring up the traditional male role...His solution was the problem."
Nina and Frank Tanagawa
200
What is the more detailed daily routine?
Mom's
200
What were the gender strategies that Nancy and Evan Holt used?
Nancy was very direct and then made cut backs, Evan was very indirect.
200
Which couple made "equal" sacrifices for their family?
Micheal and Adrienne Sherman
200
What are three ways the "New Man" is different from other men?
Reacted to a "bad" dad, felt safe empathizing with mothers, wives urged involvement, sensitive to child's needs, realistic about wife's limits
300
Why would a couple use a family myth?
to manage irresolvable conflicts, they're unable to admit to conflict, couples are avoiding each other, they're scared of divorce
300
What is the more common fatherhood mandate?
good provider
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Which man used the superdad strategy the most?
John Livingston
300
What did Barbara and John Livingston sacrifice to maintain their two job family?
Their marriage / their time together as a couple
300
Why do we need to the "New Man?"
To unstall the stalled revolution
400
Which couple experienced tension between putting their family first and the "commitment norm" in their careers?
Adrienne and Michael Sherman
400
What is the average number of hours moms sleep?
less than 7 hours
400
Which woman used indirect strategies the most and how?
Carmen, she would say she could not lift heavy things because of her arthritis
400
What was sacrificed when Carol Alston went part time at work? (Not Work)
An earlier retirement
400
What challenges do "New Men" face?
New Manhood clashes with more traditional masculinity, Not all wives open up to let their husbands share childcare, Some men may feel they need to balance their power at home by not doing the second shift, Family members or other people may not approve, etc.
500
What does "balancing" within a marriage mean?
When men feel they've lost power over their wives in some way, they compensate for it in another way to gain power back.
500
What is the model moms in the motherhood mandate try to conform to
supermom
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What do gender strategies aim to achieve?
Relieve tension in the relationship, they are coping mechanisms.
500
What did Frank and Carmen have to sacrifice? Why?
Thier traditional ideologies regarding gender, because they needed Carmen to work to help support the family.
500
How can we encourage more men to be "New Men?"
Value feminine tasks and attributes, encourage boys and men to be more caring and empathetic towards mothers, more family friendly workplace policies, etc.