Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Occupational Outlook Handbook, Job Satisfaction, Blue-Collar Worker

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Limited job skills and qualifications= limited job options, don"t always have. Choosing a career is for middle and upper classes: personal qualities and family luxury of choosing influences. Personal qualities: individuals with secure attachment, and have self-efficacy regarding career-relevant abilities find it easier to make career choices, intelligence doesn"t predict job success, but predicts likelihood of entering particular occupations, link between intelligence and job satisfaction: Jobs that appeal to people tend to be similar to those of their parents. Lower= blue collar work: key predictor of occupational status is number of years of education, career attainment is related to socioeconomic status. Parents and teachers can help boost children"s career aspirations and opportunities. This factor has more of an effect than ethnicity: parenting practices: middle/upper class encouraged to be curious and independent (important or high-status occupations) lower status fam teaches conformity and obey. Can get info from occupational outlook handbook.