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

When finding a day care program for children or dependent adults, all of the following are important EXCEPT ____.

Twenty-five-year-old Claire and her uncle, 50-year-old Dane, are both about to lose their jobs. How will the impact on their lives and sense of self be similar? In what ways will their reactions likely differ? What should Claire and Dane each do to move on with their employment paths?​

Jocelyn is an executive with a corporate headhunting company. She takes great personal pleasure in helping talented workers find jobs where they will be likely to have success, and this personal interest aligns perfectly with the goals of her company. This ____ fit will probably lead to more concern about employee happiness, and more job satisfaction, and emotional well-being.

The single most important thing a company can do to support its employees' dependent care needs is to​

Surveys of mothers with preschool children reveal that the motivation for returning to work tends to be related to ____ and how attached mothers are to their work.​

Burnout caused by the dual demands of family and occupational responsibilities is more likely to impact women.​

In 2009, the Lilly Ledbetter _______________ Act was signed into law to address the inequity between the salaries of women and men.

The ____ conflict is the feeling of being pulled in multiple directions by the competing demands of occupational and home obligations.

Women's workforce participation is often discontinuous. Which of the following is a barrier that contributes to this pattern?​

In which ethnic group would you be most likely to see women entering "nontraditional" occupations?

In which country do men average the highest number of hours spent on housework each week?​

Laurence is going to be a personal trainer when he graduates from college. If you wanted to reduce the reality shock that he will experience when he gets his first real job, what would you advise him to do?

How are mentoring and generativity related?​

Meaning-mission fit refers to the alignment between an executive's personal intentions and the firm's mission.​

One reason why the number of sexual harassment complaints in the United States is declining might be due to​

____-mission fit refers to the alignment between an executive's personal intentions and their firm's mission.​

Penny cares for her mother-in-law, and she and her husband have hired an in-home nurse/caregiver to be in the house for 6 hours each day. This time allows Penny to go to work without worrying that her mother-in-law will not be taken care of. One morning the nurse calls and has to cancel due to her own family emergency. If Penny's company offers ____, she will be able to take her mother-in-law with her and avoid losing a day of pay.​

Discuss two different models of occupational choices-that of Holland and the SCCT-and discuss how these two models may actually work in a complementary fashion.​

Jason has recently learned that his mother is suffering from cancer. He is worried that he will have to take several months off from his job to help her with her treatments, and wants to know if he is going to be fired. "Don't worry," his wife tells him. "The ____ allows you take some time off without pay and gives you the right to return to your job later."​

Martina has been studying the social cognitive career theory of job selection, and has mastered her understanding of the simple form of this theory. She is now going to work on understanding the more complex SCCT. Which additional variables will she have to read about?​