Identify and briefly discuss some of the issues facing dual career families
What will be an ideal response?
1 . The expectations and intentions concerning career and family may be disappointing. Support from a spouse can be diminished by pressures of dealing with family roles as well as work roles.
2 . There can be a constant role conflict in that the unexpected can happen and restrict one's focus on desirable goals.
3 . The question of who is to assume the greatest responsibility for child care can cause conflicts between spouses that is continuous. Both spouses can experience resentfulness.
4 . Rather than support for each other, there can be competition between husband and wife that is usually focused on who has the most significant job and/or career.
5 . In sum, relationship issues across a spectrum of concerns can lead to severe marital problems.
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a. true b. false
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a. Mild b. Moderate c. Severe d. Indeterminate
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a. like the members. b. feel exactly what the members are feeling and to share experiences that are similar to those of the members. c. objectively understand the dynamic of a member. d. sense accurately the feelings and personal meanings members are experiencing.
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