What is the moral dilemma facing men and women according to Gerson? How have things changed regarding this dilemma?
Kathleen Gerson, “Moral Dilemmas, Moral Strategies, and the Transformation of Gender: Lessons from Two Generations of Work and Family Change”
1. What is the moral dilemma facing men and women according to Gerson? How have things changed regarding this dilemma?
2. How do young people feel about their mothers having worked or stay home? Why might the children of working mothers be happier with the idea of the working mother? Why did some whose mothers stayed home wish their mothers had worked?
3. According to Gerson, what do young people hope for when arranging their own families? What might get in the way of these egalitarian dreams?
4. How do men and women differ in the way they intend to handle the demands of work and family? What does Gerson suggest can be done to make this easier?
INSTRUCTIONS
Pick any two questions from the list and discuss.
You will need three sources for this paper:
1) The initial article (“Moral Dilemmas, Moral Strategies, and the Transformation of Gender: Lessons from Two Generations of Work and Family Change”)
2) The second article (sex segregation in the u.s work force), and
3) an outside source (Internet, article, etc.).
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