Final

Question 1

Actual dominance of one sex in a particular occupation or the higher share of one sex relative to the expected share. Employers will discriminate and therefore not hire women.

Answer 1

Occupational Sex Segregation

Question 2

refers to the degree of fulfillment or significance that individuals derive from their work.

Answer 2

“Job Meaning”

Question 3

the ability of individuals to adapt and adjust their career paths to changing circumstances, opportunities, and personal preferences.

Answer 3

Structural Flexibility

Question 4

refers to the total number of people who are either employed or actively seeking employment within a certain population or economy.

Answer 4

Labor Force

Question 5

specifically refers to the proportion of the working-age population who are either employed or actively seeking employment.

Answer 5

Labor Force Participation

Question 6

commonly used in labor market analyses, economic research, and policy discussions to understand wage trends, income inequality, and the purchasing power of workers.

Answer 6

Median Hourly Wages

Question 7

the act of providing financial support for a household or family. often used to describe different roles within a family or household regarding who earns the majority or entirety of the income.

Answer 7

Breadwinning

Question 8

a workplace environment where masculine traits, behaviors, and norms are highly valued and often reinforced through competition and dominance. aggressiveness, decisiveness, and competitiveness, are prioritized and rewarded, while traits perceived as feminine, such as empathy, collaboration, and emotional expression, may be devalued or marginalized.

Answer 8

Masculinity -contest

Question 9

a branch of economics that focuses on the economic behavior and decision-making processes within households or families. It examines how individuals within a household allocate resources, make consumption and saving decisions, and engage in labor market activities to maximize their well-being and achieve their economic goals.

Answer 9

Household Econ Theory

Question 10

refers to the process by which individuals, groups, or institutions develop expertise and focus their efforts on particular tasks, roles, or areas of knowledge within a society.

Answer 10

Specialization

Question 11

refers to the principle that individuals, groups, or societies can benefit from specializing in the production of goods or services in which they have a lower opportunity cost relative to others. it is often used to analyze patterns of specialization, division of labor, and social organization within societies.

Answer 11

Comparative Advantage

Question 12

Nursing, teaching, social work, office assistant, HR

Answer 12

Female dominated careers

Question 13

IT, engineering, finance, business

Answer 13

Male dominated careers

Question 14

the process by which individuals make career choices that align with their personal values, interests, identity, and sense of self-expression.

Answer 14

Self-expressive career decision-making

Question 15

individuals develop their sense of self through social interactions and perceptions of how others view them. The three dimensions are: the imagined appearance of ourselves to others, the imagined judgment of others, the feelings about ourselves that develop as a result.

Answer 15

Three dimensions of self conception

Question 16

socially constructed norms, expectations, and guidelines that shape individuals’ beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors related to sexuality and intimate relationships.

Answer 16

sexual scripts

Question 17

This theory suggests that societal norms, values, behaviors, and roles are shaped by and organized around these binary gender categories, leading to the construction and reinforcement of gendered identities and expectations.

Answer 17

two cultures theory