Question 1

De Botton labelled the desire for higher social superiority to others as

Accepted Answer

A) Social standing 
B) Upward mobility 
C) Snobbery 
D) Status anxiety 
E) Inferiority complex 
A) Social standing 
B) Upward mobility 
C) Snobbery 
D) Status anxiety 
E) Inferiority complex D

Question 2

In relation to women's careers, 'horizontal segregation' is

Accepted Answer

A) The division of work into 'men's jobs' and 'women's jobs' 
B) The practice, in hiring decisions, of giving men preference 
C) The favoring of men for more senior and responsible jobs 
D) The bias against women through providing inadequate facilities 
E) The tendency for women to occupy sequences of casual jobs 
A) The division of work into 'men's jobs' and 'women's jobs' 
B) The practice, in hiring decisions, of giving men preference 
C) The favoring of men for more senior and responsible jobs 
D) The bias against women through providing inadequate facilities 
E) The tendency for women to occupy sequences of casual jobs A

Question 3

If the occupations below were listed in order of social class, which would come third?

Accepted Answer

A) Secretary 
B) Truck driver 
C) Judge 
D) Teacher 
E) Street sweeper 
A) Secretary 
B) Truck driver 
C) Judge 
D) Teacher 
E) Street sweeper A

Question 4

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) People tend to start their careers with equal resources and opportunities 
B) People tend to start their careers with unequal resources but equal opportunities 
C) People tend to start their careers with equal resources but unequal opportunities 
D) People tend to start their careers with unequal resources and opportunities 
E) None of them is true 
A) People tend to start their careers with equal resources and opportunities 
B) People tend to start their careers with unequal resources but equal opportunities 
C) People tend to start their careers with equal resources but unequal opportunities 
D) People tend to start their careers with unequal resources and opportunities 
E) None of them is true

Question 5

Which of the following would not be used as a measure of social class?

Accepted Answer

A) Intelligence 
B) Property ownership 
C) Qualifications 
D) Power 
E) Occupation 
A) Intelligence 
B) Property ownership 
C) Qualifications 
D) Power 
E) Occupation

Question 6

A term often used in career studies to express this idea of individuals acting to control their own careers is

Accepted Answer

A) Proactivity 
B) Career energy 
C) Efficacy 
D) Agency 
E) Action 
A) Proactivity 
B) Career energy 
C) Efficacy 
D) Agency 
E) Action

Question 7

Which of the following statements best sums up children's thinking about careers?

Accepted Answer

A) Many children have decided on their occupation before the age of 10 
B) Influenced by the media, children move from rationality to fantasy 
C) Personalized consideration of careers gradually becomes more important 
D) Children's vocational thinking is largely determined in their school settings 
E) 'Vocational identity' seldom emerges before adulthood 
A) Many children have decided on their occupation before the age of 10 
B) Influenced by the media, children move from rationality to fantasy 
C) Personalized consideration of careers gradually becomes more important 
D) Children's vocational thinking is largely determined in their school settings 
E) 'Vocational identity' seldom emerges before adulthood

Question 8

What is the average relationship between parents' social class and that attained by their children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perfectly positive 
B)  Strongly positive 
C)  Mildly positive 
D)  Little or no relationship 
E)  Negative relationship 
A)  Perfectly positive 
B)  Strongly positive 
C)  Mildly positive 
D)  Little or no relationship 
E)  Negative relationship

Question 9

What is the statistical relationship between a person's height and their career success?

Accepted Answer

A) Highly positive 
B) Positive 
C) Unrelated 
D) Negative 
E) Highly negative 
A) Highly positive 
B) Positive 
C) Unrelated 
D) Negative 
E) Highly negative

Question 10

Which of the following statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Work has always been segregated according to gender 
B) Men have usually had most paid work 
C) During the 20th century, women did more paid work than before 
D) Women are as constrained as ever from doing paid work 
E) Men continue to have more power, status and earnings than women 
A) Work has always been segregated according to gender 
B) Men have usually had most paid work 
C) During the 20th century, women did more paid work than before 
D) Women are as constrained as ever from doing paid work 
E) Men continue to have more power, status and earnings than women

De Botton labelled the desire for higher social superiority to others as

In relation to women's careers, 'horizontal segregation' is

If the occupations below were listed in order of social class, which would come third?

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following would not be used as a measure of social class?

A term often used in career studies to express this idea of individuals acting to control their own careers is

Which of the following statements best sums up children's thinking about careers?

What is the average relationship between parents' social class and that attained by their children?

What is the statistical relationship between a person's height and their career success?

Which of the following statements is not true?

Career and Metaphor

Careers in Context

Careers As Cycles

Careers As Action

Careers As Fit

Careers As Journeys

Careers As Roles

Careers As Relationships

Careers As Resources

Careers As Stories

Career Self-Management

Career Counseling and Helping

Organizational Career Management

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Exam 3: Careers As Inheritances

De Botton labelled the desire for higher social superiority to others as

In relation to women's careers, 'horizontal segregation' is

If the occupations below were listed in order of social class, which would come third?

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following would not be used as a measure of social class?

A term often used in career studies to express this idea of individuals acting to control their own careers is

Which of the following statements best sums up children's thinking about careers?

What is the average relationship between parents' social class and that attained by their children?

What is the statistical relationship between a person's height and their career success?

Which of the following statements is not true?

Career and Metaphor

Careers in Context

Careers As Cycles

Careers As Action

Careers As Fit

Careers As Journeys

Careers As Roles

Careers As Relationships

Careers As Resources

Careers As Stories

Career Self-Management

Career Counseling and Helping

Organizational Career Management

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