Exam 12: Working and Relaxing

Mr. French has been denied a job as a nanny solely because he is a male. This provides an example of

Estelle was a teacher who spent lots of time preparing lessons and marking work, but she hadn't been expecting teaching to take so much of her time and energy. Her education had not prepared her for what teaching would really be like. If she represents the average worker, her most likely reactions would involve

Female workers are more likely than male workers to encounter a glass ceiling.

As the result of recent changes in cultural attitudes, the division of labour between heterosexual couples in South Africa is now virtually equal.

The concept called meaning-mission fit can be defined as the

When Ayanda started her new job, she met Mpho, an experienced worker who took Ayanda 'under her wing'. Mpho gave Ayanda many pointers and was always there when Ayanda had a question about what to do or why she needed to do it. Mpho served as a ____ for Ayanda.

A global study of parental leave showed that generous parental leave policies

What is one significant change in the labour market that is also changing the notion of job satisfaction?

Research on women working in the corporate world indicates that women professionals are most likely to leave that career because they

Roscoe is an autoworker on an assembly line. When asked to comment on his job, Roscoe says, 'First, I am a nothing to this company. Second, my "do-nothing" job serves no purpose in the production of automobiles.' Roscoe is best described as

The best advice for managing occupational transition is to

Njabulo is a female lawyer who has a mentor. Compared to her female colleagues who have no mentors, Njabulo is more likely to

In his book The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran (1923) stated that '____ is love made visible'.

Another term for mentor is

Lungile is a senior manager but her future in this position is uncertain. What is she experiencing?

Discuss the process of occupational development by first describing what type of meaning people derive from their work and then by describing how well Holland's theory aids in our understanding of the relationship between personality and occupational choice.

How many of these individuals would be considered millennials: Mpho, born in 1970; Mondli, born in 1980; Mike, born in 1990; and Mandla, born in 2000?

The pay difference between equally trained males and females is between _____ per cent.

Which is not a benefit of leisure activities?

Rulani and Julia are employed in the same occupation. If pay for the two follows the pattern for the average South African female and male, for every annual salary earned by Rulani, Julia could expect to work