Gender Psy. Pres.

Question 0

1. Ron wanted to be a fireman originally, grandma and aunt nurses
2. At the time Ron was a young man, Gender role stereotypes were more prevalent and he may have wanted to be a fireman due to the traditional stereotype of what defined a man
3. also the gender culture may have influenced his desire to be a fireman, because 30-40 yrs ago, societal expectations about norms and pressures were higher

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Question 1

Ron Williams 25 years as a male nurse
1. Ron is biologically male
2. Identifies himself as a masculine, strong, outgoing and extroverted male.
3. I would say in my time with Ron, that he is in alignment with the masculine gender role our society emphasizes males to be. He seemed confident, competitive, and independent
4. I would say Ron is a sex typed man (thinks, feels, behaves) he describes himself as one, and my mom, his coworker also portrayed him as a masculine man.
5. Gender role attitude and ideology not traditional. He emphasized wanting to stay home with kids; thinks someone should do it; and he actually said he would have loved to have done it if it weren’t for money.
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Question 2

1. Ron believes in equality for men and women much like our society states it does
2. I suspect he has more of transitional gender ideology, because his wife who did work out side the home but when they had children they decided she would stay home to care for them and he would work. He said because he had more career training and was able to make more money.
3. No doubts about nursing, once he decided. His male friends friends kind of poked him for it but he was very confident about his decision. Rons training in the sciences is perhaps what has lead to a higher confidence, as men have higher confidence in the STEM fields.
4. Also he attributes his skills and abilities to his being able to work under high pressure and intense crisis situations

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Question 3

I asked Ron if he had ever experienced sexism or discrimination based on his sex. He said “I would say no”
2. Interesting because his masculine gender identity is that of the higher status gender, and so he may have not been able to perceive ambiguous behavior as harassment or sexism.
3. Men are also less likely to to report harassment because being seen as the victim conflicts with the higher status role. Masculine men are supposed to be able to handle and deal with situations themselves
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Question 4

1. Within the nursing field Ron prefers to work in the catch lab, the dr and the or. These positions can be seen as probably more masculine as they don’t involve nurturing bed side care duties. These are procedural, short high focus jobs.
2. Studies reveal men are more likely to be better at high focused spatial rotation tasks, probably similar to what Ron does with these procedures.
3. High confidence and self esteem: also can be influenced by his status as the dominant gender. Males are also socialized they can achieve most anything they want.
4. Rons male status also probably removes some of the stereotype threats that women are much more likely to face in these settings. For. Example, women nurses who work with predominantly male doctors.

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Question 5

1. Ron sees himself as independent and competent. He listed as a cost to being a male nurse was that he had to help female coworkers lift heavy patients. If you asked a female she might have said strength in numbers, but eons independent self construal labeled this as a cost.
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Question 6

1. Ron probably does not have to deal with issues of gender role strain either. The expectations that accompany Rons gender role, is one in which he lives up to. He probably doesn’t have to worry about the negative consequences, he performs confidently in his role.
2. Ron is a full time worker, husband and father. He receives many benefits of the pair worker role such as good health, social support, economic freedom and did not seem distressed. Ron reports his health has been well his whole life, he just could lose a little weight.
3. Men who carry these three roles are the healthiest amongst individuals and the role expansion hypothesis demonstrates his benefits buffer the possible strains he encounters.
4. Lastly, has a always place a high value and a high expectation level on his role. He states that he gained respect from the community from doing his job and that it was important to him. If Ron expected performances are related to the choices that have brought him success that this may be demonstrated of the fact that he is a dedicated and successful male nurse.

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Question 7

Similarities and differences

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Question 8

Guilt

1. More hours worked outside the home, associated with higher well being for women. Not domestic work
2. Ron society places greater importance on men working, so health for men may be stronger for men than women.
3. Regina may have experienced some role overload and role conflict with being a full time paid worker and wife. Leading to feelings of stress and guilt. Parenthood may have been more central to Reginas self concept because she is a woman

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Question 9

1. Role expansion hypothesis: benefits to be gained with diverse roles. These additional roles buffer against possible strains of having multiple roles
2. Social support, economic resources development,

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