Question

Karen decides to become a teacher, because she believes that teaching is the perfect career for a woman. The job requires no strenuous physical activity and requires a great deal of patience and understanding; attributes that are typically feminine according to Karen. The views that Karen has about the jobs that are suited to women can best be explained by the _____.
A. evolutionary psychology approach
B. biological approach
C. social role theory
D. attribution theory

Answer 1

Answer:

C. social role theory                              

Explanation:

Social role theory: In social psychology, the term "social role theory" is described as a phenomenon that generally pertains or applicable to various sex similarities and differences in different social behaviors. The key feature of social role theory is that similarities and differences occur from the specific distribution of women and men into different social roles within a particular society from which they belong.

In the question above, the given statement states the social role theory.