Inourculture,thesourcesofwhatwecallasenseof"mastery"-feelingimportantandworthwhile-andthesourcesofwhatwecallasenseof"pleasure"-findinglifeenjoyable-arenotalwaysthesame.Womenoftenaretold"You
Inourculture,thesourcesofwhatwecallasenseof"mastery"-feelingimportantandworthwhile-andthesourcesofwhatwecallasenseof"pleasure"-findinglifeenjoyable-arenotalwaysthesame.Womenoftenaretold"Youcan'thaveitall."Sometimeswhatthespeakerreallyissayingis:"Youchooseacareer,soyoucan'texpecttohavecloserrelationshipsorahappyfamilylife."or"Youhaveawonderfulhusbandandchildren-what'sallthisaboutwantingacareer?"Butwomenneedtounderstandanddevelopbothaspectsofwell-being,iftheyaretofeelgoodaboutthemselves.
Ourstudyshowsthat,forwomen,well-being(康乐) hastwoaspects.Oneismastery,whichincludesself-respect,asenseofcontroloveryourlife,andlowlevelsofanxietyanddepression.Masteryiscloselyrelatedtothe"doing"sideoflife,toworkandactivity.Pleasureistheotheraspect,anditismadeupofhappiness,satisfactionandoptimism.Itistiedmorecloselytothe"feeling"sideoflife.Thetwoareindependentofeachother.Awomancouldbehighinmasteryandlowinpleasure,andviceversa (反之亦然).Forexample,awomanwhohasagoodjob,butwhosemotherhasjustdied,mightbefeelingverygoodaboutherselfandincontrolofherworklife,butthepleasuresidecouldbedamagedforatime.
Theconceptsofmasteryandpleasurecanhelpusidentifythesourcesofwell-beingforwomen,andcorrectpastmistakes.Inthepast,womenwereencouragedtolookonlyatthefeelingsideoflifeasthesourceofallwell-being.Butweknowthatbothmasteryandpleasureareimportant.Andmasteryseemstobeachievedlargelythroughwork.Inourstudy,allthegroupsofemployedwomenarevaluedsignificantlyhigherinmasterythanwomenwhoarenotemployed.
Awoman'swell-beingisdevelopedwhenshetakesonmultiple (多项的) roles.Atleast?bymiddleadulthood,thewomenwhoareinvolvedinacombinationofroles-marriages,motherhood,andemployment-arethehighestinwell-being,inspiteofwarningsaboutstressandstrain.
64.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat___.
A.forwomen,asenseof"mastery"ismoreimportantthanasenseof"pleasure"
B.forwomen,asenseof"pleas