MANAGING MULTIPLE ROLES CHAPTER 13

OBJECTIVES ANALYZE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF ROLE CONFLICT. EXPLAIN THE NEED FOR BALANCE AS YOU MANAGE MULTIPLE ROLES. ANALYZE STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING BALANCE IN LIFE. DESCRIBE SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT HELP FAMILIES MANAGE MULTIPLE ROLES. DISCUSS FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE POLICIES.

KEY TERMS ROLE CONFLICT PERSONAL BOUNDARIES SUPPORT SYSTEM FLEXTIME JOB SHARING TELECOMMUTE

WRITING PROMPT LIST AND DESCRIBE THE VARIOUS ROLES THAT YOU HAVE IN LIFE. WHICH DO YOU ENJOY THE MOST? WHICH DO YOU ENJOY THE LEAST?

CHALLENGES OF MULTIPLE ROLES YOU WILL HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT ROLES AT THE SAME TIME. STUDENT/TEAMMATE/SON OR DAUGHTER/CO-WORKER ALL AT THE SAME TIME. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH EACH OTHER. ROLE CONFLICT – WHEN ONE ROLE HAS A SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT ON ANOTHER ROLE.

THE IMPACT INTERNAL EFFECTS – STRESS INTERPERSONAL EFFECTS – EFFECTS ON RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS EXTERNAL EFFECTS – KEEP YOU FROM PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU

ADDING TO THE CHALLENGE DIFFICULT SITUATIONS – ERRATIC WORK SCHEDULE, MULTIPLE JOBS, CARING FOR AN ILL RELATIVE, OR AN EXTENDED ILLNESS UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS – COLLEGE STUDENT WORKING LONG HOURS AND STILL GRADUATE EARLY. NEW PARENTS WITH LITTLE SLEEP SHOULD NOT EXPECT TO KEEP THEIR HOUSE SPOTLESS. OVERCOMMITMENT – AGREEING TO MORE OBLIGATIONS THAT YOU CAN HANDLE.

ACHIEVING BALANCE SETTING PRIORITIES – WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU! WHAT ARE YOUR VALUES AND BELIEFS? CHANGING PRIORITIES – AS YOU GROW OLDER, YOUR PRIORITIES WILL CHANGE. SETTING BOUNDARIES – LIMITS YOU SET FOR YOURSELF BASED ON YOUR VALUES AND PRIORITIES. ASK YOURSELF IF IT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU AND IF YOU HAVE ROOM FOR IT RIGHT NOW.

ACHIEVING BALANCE MANAGING TIME – LOOK BACK TO CHAPTER 7 REDUCING STRESS – LOOK BACK TO CHAPTER 2

DEVELOPING SUPPORT SYSTEMS AT HOME – EXTENDED FAMILY, GOOD COMMUNICATION AT WORK – FAMILY-FRIENDLY POLICIES FLEXIBLE WORK HOURS (FLEXTIME) COMPRESSED SCHEDULES ON-SITE CHILD CARE JOB SHARING TELECOMMUTING FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE