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30 Cards in this Set
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1) According to Lips Wiersma which is not one of the 4 common meanings people derive from work?
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B.. economic independence
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2) Supers theory of occupational development places individuals along a continuum of
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D.. vocational maturity
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3) The selection of a specific occupational marks the beginning of the __ stage of occupational development.
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C.. establishment
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4) Which behavior best exemplifies the maintenance stage of occupational development?
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D.. The failure to achieve a dream means career failure
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5) Which statement concerning dreams and careers is false?
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D.. The failure to achieve a dream means career failure
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6) According to Kram, the mentor relationship begins with __ and ends with __
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B.. initiation; redinition
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7) Which statement concerning mentors is true?
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A.. A poor mentor is worse than having no mentor at all
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8) Job satisfaction in individuals with a good fit between themselves and their occupation tends to
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A.. increase with age.
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9) When accessing job satisfaction, middle age workers tend to be most satisfied with intrinsic aspects of their job like
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C.. their percieved amount of job control
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10) Who is most likely to experience alienation and job dissatisfaction?
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C..Wilma, who is a cynic
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11) Occupational burnout comes from an excessive
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A.. pressure to perform
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12) One way to avoid burnout is to __ workers expectations of themselves
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C.. lower
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13) The core component of masculine occupational training involves
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A.. achivement
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14) In 2005 women made up roughly __ of the US workforce
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C.. 46%
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15) Research by Silverstein indicated that one reason that professional women leave their jon is that the common corporate structure does not value
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A.. an interdependent worker
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16) Which two groups of recent college grad. tends to have the highest vocational identity?
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A.. African American men and european american men
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17) The glass celiing for women is most promounced in their inability to
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D.. rise to the highest level of management in a company
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18) What would break down a glass ceiling
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C.. faster promotion of women to upper tier jobs
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19) The oncale vs sundowner offshore services supreme court case ruled that men could be victims of sex. harrassment and also established precesent barring
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B.. same sex harrassment
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20) Who has just reached the age at which they would receive protection under the US age discrimination in employment act?
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B..luther who is 40
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21) Getting a moew extensive education is one benefit of
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D.. changing occupations
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22) Which best exemplifies career plateauing?
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D.. a longtime employee decides not to seek a promotion
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23) In order to help their employees move from one job to another and in order to meet the challenges, corporations must offer ___ as part of their employee development programs
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A.. retraining
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24) Research on stress and employment status has shown that
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A.. individuals who believe that they will lost their jobs show similar stress levels to those who actually lost it.
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25) Marcus is an African American and Tom is a European American. Who will experience more distress when he looses job?
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C.. Both marcus and tom are likely to expreience a great deal of stress.
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26) Research has shown that most crucial factors in determining whether a formerly employed women with a preschooler to work is her financial need and her level of
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C.. attachment to her job
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27) Which would be most effective at reducing child care related job absenteeism in parents?
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C.. hiring supervisors who are sensitive to the day care needs of workers
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28) Tim is in a terrible bind. He promised he would go to concert, not has to be at airport. Experiencing
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D.. work family conflict
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29) Which work family conflict statement is true?
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B.. Burnout from work and parenting has greater impact on women.
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30) Longitudinal studies show that as one gets older, leisure activities tend to become less
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D.. physically challenging.
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