Abstract
In this paper, we examine role gratification and role strain of married middle-class South Korean women by comparing a sample of women professors and a sample of housewives whose husbands are professors and researchers. The results show that the married women professors, compared with the housewives, experienced both greater gratification and greater strain. The findings also show that sociodemographic factors are not strongly related to role gratification and strain. It was found that married women professors have more nontraditional gender-role attitudes as compared with housewives. In addition, the research indicates that transnational resocialization from overseas experiences in a Western society has positive effects on role gratification among the married women professors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 571-591 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Sex Roles |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 7-8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Social Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology