Psychology 2035A/B : Txt Chpt 13- Careers and Work
21 Dec 2011
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Industrial/ organizational (i/o) psych - the study of human behavior in the workplace. Study: worker motivation, job performance, leadership, occupational hazards, & diversity in organizations. Family-work conflict: how indiv. balance work and family life. Choosing a career career decision may determine whether you"re: employed/unemployed, financially secure/insecure, happy/unhappy. Advanced tech and more education make it more important to choose. Choosing a career is luxury given to upper and middle classes. Personal characteristics secure attachment and self-efficiency - find it easier to make career choices intelligence - predicts entering certain career fields special talents - more certain for specific careers social skills. Personal interests - more motivation career compatible with personality. Family influences careers that appeal, tend to be like parents similar levels of education = similar jobs socioeconomic status influence career. Ethnicity- chinese & asian-americans choose investigative occupations. Parenting practices - middle class more encouraged to be curious & independent.
