Chapter Questions
What different types of occupations have been distinguished? What are the characteristics and status of each?
How is work changing as a result of the global economy?
Briefly describe Holland's theory linking personality and occupational choice. What personality types did Holland identify? How are they related to occupational fit?
How is self-efficacy linked to occupational choice?
What are occupational priorities and how do they change over time? How are these related to reality shock?
What is a mentor? What role does a mentor play in occupational development?
How does the mentor-protégé relationship change over time?
What is the developmental course of job satisfaction? What factors influence job satisfaction?
What are alienation and burnout? How are they related to job satisfaction?
What gender differences have been identified that relate to occupational choice? How do men and women differ in terms of rating their own abilities and skills?
How are women in nontraditional occupations perceived?
What are the major barriers to women's occupational development?
What are the major barriers to occupational development related to ethnicity?
How are sex discrimination and the glass ceiling related?
What is comparable worth?
How is sexual harassment defined?
What is age discrimination and how does it operate?
- What are the main labor market barriers to older workers?
What are the major reasons that people change occupations?
Why is retraining workers important?
What effects do people report after losing their jobs?
How do dual-earner couples balance multiple roles and deal with role conflict?
What factors are important in child care for employees?
What happens in dual-earner relationships when one partner is offered a promotion that involves a move? What other occupational development effects occur?
What are the major reasons people engage in leisure activities? What benefits occur?
What kinds of leisure activities do people perform?
How do leisure activities change over the life span?
What gender differences are there in leisure activities?
In what ways can retirement be viewed? What changes in the definition of retirement may occur in the next several years?
What are the main predictors of the decision to retire? What predicts attitudes toward retirement?
What steps should people take to prepare for retirement?
How do people adjust to being retired?
What effects does retirement have on relationships with family, friends, and community?