Exam 12: Work and Leisure: Occupational and Lifestyle Issues in Young and Middle Adulthood

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

During the cultivation phase of the mentor relationship, mentors _____ protégés.

Work-based childcare is

Compared to middle-aged adults, young adults tend to

An effective way for employers to reduce burn out is to have employees raise expectations of themselves.

Job satisfaction is defined as

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

The implementation stage of vocational maturity begins with the selection of a specific occupation.

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.

Because George feels like his job is meaningless and does not see any connection between what he does and the final product that is produced, he is likely to be experiencing _____.

According to Super, the most likely trigger for occupational evolution involves a change in

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

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

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

Fewer than 1 percent of workplace sexual harassment cases involve a male victim.

During a legal side bar, a judge comments, "But what would a reasonable person have thought about it?" This trial is likely about

According to the Klassen, Usher, and Bong's (2010) study of job satisfaction across cultures, lower teacher satisfaction was related to

What would break down a "glass ceiling?"

In the United States, _____-American males tend to perform the least amount of housework.

Mutt and Jeff both work at the glue factory. Recently, Mutt, who is a more experienced worker, has begun to establish a protégé-mentor relationship with Jeff. As this process has just begun, it is best characterized as being in the ____ phase.