Ch 7 Flashcards
Super’s life-span/life-space theory suggests that people develop their careers:
in stages
What is true about men and work?
Men are more likely to work full-time jobs and for longer than women
What is true about women in the workforce?
They make up almost half of the workforce, but hold the majority of minimum wage jobs
Holland’s theory of career selection is based on six __________ interests.
vocational
What is likely to happen to general ability and job expertise as we age?
General abilities decline, while job expertise increases
How have theories of career development changed over the last few decades?
They incorporate more versatility and openness to change
An active and positive approach to work with vigor and dedication is known as work:
engagement
Gati and Perez (2014) compared gender differences in vocational interests and found that which of the following has changed over the past 20 years?
Men and women now equally prefer careers with high levels of income
Who is more likely to enter a nontraditional occupation in the next year?
Sergio, a 39-year-old father who was just laid off and has a friend who is a surgical technician
Which factor seems to be the most important in having a happy retirement?
Planning
Aidan dislikes the new policies being implemented at his job and feels they are causing his performance at work to suffer. Aidan is at risk of experiencing:
job strain
Which is true of NEETs (neither employed nor being educated or trained)?
The majority have a high school education or less
Who is likely to experience the worst outcomes following job loss?
Ricardo, an older Hispanic male with a high school diploma
It is more typical for men to remain in the labor force than women when children are added to the family. This is an example of:
work-family spillover
Salvadore, whose parents are in the middle class, has a GPA of 3.9. Similarly, Barbara, whose parents are in the working class, also maintains a GPA of 3.9. What is likely to occur?
Salvadore is more likely to attend college than Barbara
Gerald is a 61-year-old man who has been working as an engineer for a company for 30 years. His manager is worrying that some of Gerald’s general abilities may be declining with age. What would be the most appropriate decision for the company, and why?
Create a new position to take advantage of the job expertise and skills Gerald has retained because those skills are still valuable assets
Sayid has been working as an electrician for 15 years, and now he is thinking about trying his hand as a teacher for a vocational high school. This situation is an example of:
career recycling
What is a key age difference in terms of job satisfaction?
Younger workers have more fluctuating levels of job satisfaction than older workers
About 60% of retired men, particularly those retiring at early ages from jobs in public service, end up:
engaging in bridge employment
According to one study (Zhou & Buehler, 2016), which of the following is a major contributor to mothers’ positive work-family spillover?
Perceiving their jobs benefitted their children
Which of the following is an example of work-related value?
Curran will receive a full pension if he stays with his company until age 66
Who of the following is most likely to live at or below the poverty line?
Amelia, a 66-year-old African American woman
What is a key difference between a 22 year old and a 63 year old in terms of job performance?
The 63 year old will have similar overall job performance as the 22 year old
