HGD 12

Robert and Julia are employed in the same occupation. If pay for the two follows the pattern for the average American female and male, for every $100 earned by Robert, Julia could expect to earn:

$80

Sexual harassment complaints are filed most often by women, but about _____ of workplace cases are filed by men.

17%

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in order for an occupation to be classified as "nontraditional for women," women must comprise ____ percent or less of the total number of people employed in that occupation.

25

In the United States, roughly ____ percent of two-parent households have two working parents.

50

Lisa is an executive at her company, but her future in this position is uncertain. What is she experiencing?

A glass cliff

Which of these is NOT an effect of job loss associated with middle-aged men?

A greater feeling of an opportunity to change their life course positively

Which statement with regard to mentors is TRUE?

A poor mentor is worse than having no mentor at all.

Which of these is characteristic of career construction theory?

Building careers through one's own actions that result from the interface of personal characteristics and the social context.

Which dual-career conflict statement is TRUE?

Burnout from work and parenting has a greater impact on working women.

Jeremy has worked for the same marketing company for several years. Because he has not really put an effort into keeping his computer skills up to date, he really has no chance at advancing beyond his present position. Which term BEST describes what Jeremy is experiencing?

Career plateauing

Which statement is TRUE?

Caring for a child or an older parent are both stressful.

Carrie is a full-time physician and Ken is a full-time schoolteacher. Who likely does most of the housework and childcare?

Carrie

Which manager's strategy for preventing alienation in company workers will probably work best?

Colleen's, which is to include workers in the company's decision-making process

Which term BEST describes the typical relationship between occupational and family roles?

Conflicting

Which developmental task would most likely characterize Dave, who is in his mid-teens?

Crystallization

Which BEST exemplifies career plateauing?

Deciding not to seek a promotion after many years at the same job

Marisa (who is European American) and her female friend Destiny (who is African American) are both pursuing careers in traditionally male occupations. How is their preparation likely to differ?

Destiny will become more educated than is necessary for the position.

According to the textbook, which of these is NOT a key factor in selecting an appropriate care site for one's children or parents?

Distance from work

Who would most likely be giving a speech titled 'Understanding the Continuum of Vocational Maturity'?

Donald Super

Which professions have the lowest percentage of women?

Electricians and plumbers

What is one significant change in the labor market that is also changing the notion of job satisfaction?

Fewer prospects of having a long career in one organization

Women who are mentored receive several benefits. Which benefit is most likely to occur?

Higher career expectations

A movie producer is looking for someone to play the role of a domestic servant. She wants to cast someone who has significant experience with all kinds of housework in their everyday life. Based on this criterion, who is LEAST likely to get the role?

Jed, a European-American male

Which statement about the development of job satisfaction is TRUE?

Job satisfaction tends to increase gradually with age.

Who of these is NOT likely to be a negative effect of being sexually harassed at work?

Job security

Who is LEAST likely involved in a leisure activity?

Kermit, who is bowling because his boss wants him to bowl

Who has just reached the age at which he would receive protection under the U.S. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1986?

Luther, who is 40

According to Kolb, Williams, and Frohlinger (2010), which of these is NOT something women need to focus on when being assertive in getting their rightful place at the table in the effort to eliminate the glass ceiling?

Making stronger relationship connections with others

Candice drives big-rig trucks for a living. How is she likely to be viewed by other adults?

Males and females will view her negatively.

Who is most likely to be negatively affected by losing his job?

Marty, who is 46 years old

How are mentoring and generativity related?

Mentoring is one avenue for achieving generativity.

Contrary to most stereotypes, ________________________ are no more egotistical and are just as happy and satisfied as young adults in every generation.

Millennials

You are the head of a company with a "glass ceiling." If you would like to eliminate this problem, what should you do?

Provide more feedback about promotions.

Which action BEST exemplifies the concept of self-initiated occupational change?

Quitting a job to take on a more challenging job

Which would be an emotion-focused coping mechanism concerning possible job loss?

Reducing the stress one is experiencing

Which statement concerning occupational development is TRUE?

Research supports both Super's claims that it is a developmental process and Holland's emphasis on the importance role of personal characteristics.

Which couple is likely to be experiencing the MOST inter-role conflict?

Shaun and Joanna, who have two preschool-age children

Which statement is TRUE regarding the predictors of job satisfaction cross-culturally?

Some predictors of job satisfaction transcend countries, while others do not.

Vocational maturity is best associated with:

The amount of congruence between occupation behaviours and age.

Which is NOT a benefit of leisure activities?

They enable us to forget about our past

Which activity indicates the MOST equitable division of labor between parents?

Vacuuming the carpet

Which statement BEST describes the research on pay equity?

Women make less than men for the same job, even in traditionally male occupations.

Which of these are NOT included in Hance's three main categories of what college students believe they will get from work?

Working to please a potential spouse

Although she is well-liked within the organization and in no danger of losing her job, Tammy has not been promoted for some time due to the fact that she has not kept up with the technological advances in her field. Tammy is most likely experiencing:

a career plateau.

Fran finds that no matter what she does or how well she performs, she cannot get promoted above a certain mid-management position in her company. Fran is most likely experiencing:

a glass ceiling.

Emma has been promoted to a managerial position where she manages fifty employees in a division that has a history of low product output. Her boss has instructed her that although she must now increase product output, she may not make any changes in the ways things are run, may not fire anyone, and may not hire anyone. Emma is experiencing:

a glass cliff

Corrine has been promoted to a managerial position during a time when her corporation is in crisis, but she is uncertain if she will be allowed to remain in that position. Corrine is experiencing:

a glass cliff.

Troy is a 55-year-old worker who, despite having a very good work record, has been passed up for promotion many times in favor of younger workers with lesser records. Troy is most likely a victim of:

age discrimination

A manufacturing company wants 55-year-old Neema to retire from her job, but she refuses. In response, the company changes her job so that instead of having to stack 80 20-pound packages an hour, she now has to stack 20 eight-pound packages. This best exemplifies:

age discrimination.

A worker described as ____ is most likely to feel devalued.

alienated

Edsel is an autoworker on an assembly line. When asked to comment on his job, Edsel says, "First, I am a nothing to this company. Second, my 'do-nothing' job serves no purpose in the production of automobiles." Edsel is best described as:

alienated.

The hot dog processing factory that Oscar works at recently instituted a total quality management program to better include workers in the planning process. This was most likely done in response to workers' complaints about:

alienation.

The concept called meaning-mission fit can be defined as the:

alignment between an executive's personal intentions and their firm's mission.

Research on women working in the corporate world indicates that one reason professional women leave their jobs is that the common corporate structure does not value:

an interdependent worker.

Research has indicated that the most critical factors in determining whether a formerly employed woman with a preschooler returns to work are her financial need and her level of:

attachment to her job.

Devin was born in 1950. As such, he is best classified as part of the ____ generation.

baby-boomer

A "glass ceiling" is best described as a(n):

barrier preventing advancement in a company.

The BEST advice for managing occupational transition is to:

be cautious of stop-gap employment.

To qualify as "leisure," an activity must:

be discretionary.

Individuals who terminate employment at one point in time but return to work in the same organization at a future time are called ____ employees.

boomerang

Martin, a middle-aged man, quit his job with benefits at Lawrence and Short, Inc. and later was rehired as a contract worker, Martin is a:

boomerang employee.

Beatrice simply has no energy left for her job. She is totally unmotivated and feels exploited by the company for which she works. She is best described as experiencing:

burnout.

Getting a more extensive education is one benefit of:

changing occupations.

Since being promoted to an executive position a few years ago, Alison continued to find ways to work her way up the corporate ladder. Alison is most likely in Super's ____ phase of developmental tasks.

consolidation

The concept of "career advancement" is best associated with the ____ task.

consolidation

Hideki has recently relocated from Japan and is now employed at an American business. To make sure that his mentoring relationship will be effective, it is important that his mentor is:

culturally conscious.

Between 1979 and 2006, the pay difference between equally trained males and females has

decreased slightly.

A decline in the frequency of leisure activities is associated with:

depression.

Another term for mentor is:

developmental coach

A key reason for women leaving the workforce is that they feel:

disconnected from the workplace.

If Will is an average adult, the main reason for him working is so that he can:

earn a living and experience personal growth.

According to researchers, which of these is NOT one of the four common meanings people derive from work?

economic independence

Pay equity specifically involves equal pay for:

equivalent jobs.

Occupational burnout comes from excessive:

feelings of exploitation.

Research on women working in the corporate world indicates that women professionals are most likely to leave that career because they:

find themselves not being rewarded for the relational skills they value.

One way to avoid burnout in employees is to:

foster harmonious passion.

Mr. French has been denied a job as a nanny solely because he is a male. This provides an example of:

gender discrimination

Psychological capital theory states that:

happiness fuels success.

Research has found that:

has found that:the positive impacts of a vacation can be eliminated by the workload created by the vacation.

Julie is a female lawyer who has a mentor. Compared to her female colleagues who have no mentors, Julie is more likely to:

have better perceived career development.

Super would predict that 23-year-old Sophie is most likely in the ____ phase of developmental tasks.

implementation

Job satisfaction in individuals with a good fit between themselves and their occupation tends to:

increase with age.

Research on stress and employment status has shown that:

individuals who believe that they will lose their jobs show similar stress levels to those who have actually lost their jobs.

Holland categorizes occupations using the dimensions of:

interpersonal settings and lifestyle.

The textbook defines gender discrimination as something that:

involves the denial of a job.

Compared to middle-aged adults, young adults tend to participate in a:

larger range of activities and prefer those activities with a higher level of intensity.

Oscar is very worried about losing his job. Felicia feels comfortable that her job is completely secure. Based on research on job insecurity, it is likely that Oscar is:

less physically well than Felicia.

People tend to ____ college courses and majors that fit their personalities.

like

Career plateauing would LEAST likely be the result of:

losing one's job due to downsizing.

A global study of parental leave showed that generous parental leave policies:

lowers infant mortality rates

The greatest discrepancy in household task performance in heterosexual couples is found when males endorse ____ gender roles for themselves.

masculine

When Debra started her new job, she met Rosalind, an experienced worker who took Debra "under her wing." Rosalind gave Debra many pointers and was always there when Debra had a question about what to do or why she needed to do it. Rosalind served as a ____ for Debra.

mentor

Loss of a job is most likely to negatively impact men who are:

middle-aged

Work-family conflicts are arguably worse for couples in the United States because Americans work _____ with fewer _____ than any other developed country.

more hours; vacation days

Roxburgh (2002) introduced the notion that parents of families dealing with time pressures feel:

much more stress

Research indicates that work-based child care is:

no better than nonwork-based childcare in terms of mothers' transition back to work.

Assistant Manager Tina just found out that she earns $10,000 per year less than Jeff, another assistant manager with the same educational background and experience. Tina is a victim of

pay inequity.

When Kid says, "I have thought about it for a long time, and I believe that I would be a great rock and roll star," he is exhibiting:

perceived competence.

Longitudinal studies show that as one gets older, leisure activities tend to become less:

physically challenging.

Job satisfaction is defined as:

positive feelings resulting from appraisal of one's work.

Sexual harassment tends to occur when there is a(n) ____ difference between two people.

power

Angela was a teacher who spent lots of time preparing lessons and grading papers, but she hadn't been expecting teaching to take so much of her time and energy. Her education had not prepared her for what teaching would really be like. If she represents the average worker, her most likely reactions would involve:

reality shock.

The negative impact following unemployment can be eliminated through:

reemployment.

Gail is a work supervisor who is very supportive of her workers' needs in regard to child care and other family issues. Because of this, it is likely that Gail's workers will:

report more job satisfaction.

In order to help their employees move from one job to another, and in order to meet the challenges of a global economy, corporations must offer ____ as part of their employee development programs.

retraining

The "glass ceiling" for women is most pronounced in their inability to:

rise to the highest level of management in a company.

Because it is important to match prospective mentors and mentees effectively, some organizations have created:

speed mentoring.

The selection of a specific occupation marks the beginning of the ____ stage of occupational development.

stabilization

According to the textbook, _____ risk increases the longer _____ lasts. suicide; unemployment

suicide; unemployment

The Millennial Generation will bring a high degree of ____ into the workforce.

technological sophistication

According to Holland, people choose occupations that optimize:

the fit with personality.

Research shows that men prefer to date women who are in ____ careers.

traditional

How many of these employer working conditions are related to more optimal job performance by parents with children: job sharing, higher productivity demands, inflexible schedules, and autonomy?

two

How many of these individuals would be considered millennials: Billy, born in 1970; Jilly, born in 1980; Dilly, born in 1990; and Milly, born in 2000?

two

The 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act gave people the right to:

unpaid time off to care for dependents.

In his book The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran (1923) stated that "____ is love made visible."

work

Tim is in a terrible bind. He has promised his son that he would go to his concert but is now expected to meet a job candidate at the airport at the same time. Tim is experiencing:

work-family conflict.