Psychology 2035A/B Lecture 9: Class 9- Careers at Work.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Jane Dickson

Document Summary

Parent"s jobs tend to cause people to sway toward the same career choices: similar levels of education, qualified for similar jobs, socioeconomic status, higher are more likely to be able to pay for university and higher level degrees, parenting styles, traits and behaviors commonly encouraged in middle class families are often qualities that are sought for higher status occupation. Essential information about occupations: wide range of potential careers make people nervous, the nature of work, working conditions, job entry requirements, ongoing training and education, potential earnings, potential status, opportunities for advancement, intrinsic job satisfactions, future outlook, security. 6 personality types suited to 6 particular work environments o: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, conventional, people do better when personality and work environment are matched. Super"s development model: occupational development unfolds (process) across life span as individuals try to express their self concept (critical process, five major stages, growth, exploration, establishment, maintenance, decline.