Social Occupations/Types Of Labor

Question 1

Types of work

Answer 1

1. Blue-collar
2. Whit-collar
3. Pink-collar
4. No-collar or non-standard work (temp, contract, part-time)
5. Unpaid domestic (house chores)
6. Volunteer work

Question 2

Pink Collar Work

Answer 2

1. Heavy customer service work typically done by females.
2. Ex.: teaching, nursing, retail jobs
3. Requires heavy emotional labor
4. Low wage

Question 3

Characteristics of a Service Industry

Answer 3

1. Intangibility
2. Inseparability
3. Variability of Quality and Demand
4. Perishability
5. Lack of Ownership
6. User participation

Question 4

Service Industry Types

Answer 4

1. Consumer Services (haircuts, mechanics)
2. Business Services
3. Public Services (police, power lines, waste removal)

Question 5

Business Services

Answer 5

1. Services required to support the operations within a business.
2. Conducted in background and away from consumers in most cases.
3. Ex.: marketing, legal services, leasing, staffing, security, logistics

Question 6

4 Types of Industry

Answer 6

1. Primary (raw materials: coal, lumber)
2. Secondary (converting raw materials into finished products: making steel, furniture, clothes)
3. Tertiary (Service Industry)
4. Quaternary (research, development, and processing of ideas to benefit all other industries. Strongly linked to Business Services)

Question 7

Factors Affecting Occupational Choice

Answer 7

1. Psychological Factors (interests, aptitude, intelligence)
2. Social Factors (Personality, Attitude, Lifestyle)
3. Economic Factors
4. Cultural Factors (beliefs, morals, values, life experiences)

Question 8

Steps in overcoming gender expectations

Answer 8

1. Confusion and lack of agreement
2. Emotional and psychological resistance
3. Justification.
4. Minor changes may occur, but entrenched systems are discovered.