Psych Final Flashcards
Egalitarian
belief that all people are equal
Social Support
support and care from friends, family, and partners
Informational support
advice-giving
Instrumental support
giving tangible support like money or food
Emotional support
empathy from those who give you social support
Tend and befriend coping strategy
relationships that involve emotional support, evolutionary relationship model for women. Important for women as they age.
Co-rumination
a bad form of social support that results in dwelling on negatives
Relational aggression
a way in which women damage one another indirectly, as opposed to men who do so directly by attacking their social status
Relative resources theory
the breadwinner in a relationship does not have to do chores
Social exchange
one person makes the money, the other does domestic work
Gender deviance neutralization
women who make more money than man partners compensate for deviating from the binary by acting feminine in other contexts
Pro natalist
pro giving birth in a way that doesn’t consider its nuances and complications
Motherhood mandate
societal pressure for women to have children
Motherhood mystique
an idea pushed by media that motherhood will satiate women in all there needs
Intensive parenting
parenting requiring time and money
Attachment parenting
a parent (usually assumed mother) must constantly be present in a child’s life
Horizontal occupational gender segregation
the idea that workplaces are historically made up of certain groups, therefore those workplaces conform to the roles and societal traits of said group, which therefore keeps it stable by excluding others
Vertical occupational gender segregation
Men hold higher positions of power
Glass cliff
women promoted before workplace is at risk
Quid pro quo
exchange, eg: give sexual favor for promotion or job safety
Role enhancement theory
people value their roles more when engaging in multiple
Work-family enrichment
life and work benefit from each other
Sticky floor
can’t move from low-level jobs
Maternal wall
job discrimination against mothers
Glass ceiling
high-status jobs are visible but untouchable
Glass escalator
men rise faster than women in the workplace
Empty Nest syndrome
feeling of loss when children move out of the house
Stereotype embodiment theory
seeing yourself as you are stereotyped
Pinkwashing
company portrays concern or breast cancer while not providing job security for their elder workers who may be afflicted
Elder speak
the easy people talk to elders like babys