Deck 8: Careers As Roles

Question 1

The type of person you could have been today if certain things had happened differently in the past is referred to in the text as your

A)Potential self
B)Ideal self
C)Ought-to self
D)Alternative self
E)Aspirational self

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Mainiero and Sullivan's model of balance in women's careers was based on the metaphor of a

A)Multi-layered onion
B)Russian doll
C)Flower garden
D)Kaleidoscope
E)Symphony

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In Katz and Kahn's theory, a 'role set' is

A)A set of people with role expectations
B)A set of behaviors to be conducted within the role
C)A set of role expectations
D)A set of role models
E)A set of sometimes conflicting roles

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The third of Nicholson's four stages of role transition is

A)Encounter
B)Adjustment
C)Adaptation
D)Reality check
E)Stabilization

Question 5

Which of the following is not included in Super's 'life/career rainbow'?

A)Internal determinants of career behavior, e.g. attitudes
B)External determinants of career behavior, e.g. social structure
C)Stages of career development
D)Eight different roles operating in the person's life
E)The person's typical decision-making strategies

Question 6

The career of Angelina Jolie is described in the text to illustrate

A)Career stress
B)The 'family' problem in women's careers
C)Triumph over adversity
D)Multiple roles
E)Outer success concealing inner failure

Question 7

According to the Chicago School, the concept of role provides a link between

A)Personal identity and institutions
B)Occupations and organizations
C)Career and society
D)Head and heart
E)Stress and conflict

Question 8

The career of Sienna, the typist who became an advertising executive, is used in the text to demonstrate

A)Role expectations
B)Capitalization on role opportunities
C)Role innovation
D)Role conflict
E)Role adjustment

Question 9

'Emotional labor' is about

A)Work that workers feel passionate about
B)Feeling sympathy with co-workers performing roles they don't like
C)'Faking' emotions to please customers and others
D)Dealing with conflicts of social identity
E)Having the role of providing services to clients who are emotionally distressed

Question 10

A person's social identity is derived substantially from his or her

A)In-built personality
B)Occupational experiences
C)Defense mechanisms
D)Long-term aspirations
E)Reference groups