PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Glass Ceiling, Hiring And Mop Fairs, Occupational Segregation

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Nonemployed women- unpaid; volunteer: large increase in women"s employment, schools used to cling only to men; now women are docs n lawyers, still face disadvantages. Discrimination in hiring patterns: test: same resume; diff name f/m- higher hiring for males, access discrimination: Used in hiring to offer attractive or less attractive positions based on gender. When does access discrimination operate: 1. Likely to discriminate; also highly religious may as well: 2. Men likely put into senior levels, women have to start as juniors: 3. Acts for both genders apply for gender inappropriate jobs: Males as execs; women as day care givers: 4. Likely to apply when applicants qualifications are ambiguous. If both not fully qualified; usually choose men. Less likely to discriminate if women shows clear cut traits. How does access discrimination operate: 1. Employers have negative stereotypes abt women"s abilities: 2. Employer may assume that candidate must have sever stereotypical behaviour like he: 3.

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18. Dr. Barnes is an organizational psychologist who has just completed a profile of the employees of Alcan. He reports that there is a positive correlation (r = +0.60) between salary and job satisfaction while there is a negative correlation (r = -0.75) between number of hours worked in a week and job satisfaction. Comparing the correlation coefficients, we can conclude that A) high salaries cause greater job satisfaction than less work hours B) less work hours cause greater job satisfaction than high salaries C) there is a stronger association between salary and job satisfaction D) there is a stronger association between number of hours worked and job satisfaction E) no conclusions can be made

18. Dr. Barnes is an organizational psychologist who has just completed a profile of the employees of Alcan. He reports that there is a positive correlation (r = +0.60) between salary and job satisfaction while there is a negative correlation (r= -0.75) between number of hours worked in a week and job satisfaction. Comparing the correlation coefficients, we can conclude that A) high salaries cause greater job satisfaction than less work hours B) less work hours cause greater job satisfaction than high salaries C) there is a stronger association between salary and job satisfaction D) there is a stronger association between number of hours worked and job satisfaction E) no conclusions can be made

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