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 _

Answer 1

The correct words to fill in the blank are:

“social role theory”

Social role theory is a perspective in social psychology which considers men and women to act differently in social situation and take different roles due to the expectations that society puts on them. In this case, Karen expects women to take feminine roles.