CHAPTER 3
OCCUPATIONS: INFORMATION AND THEORY
EXERCISE 3.1
SOCIOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ON YOUR
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
E. 1. When you were in high school, what were the reasons that you worked part-time or did volunteer
work? (If you list “to make money”, explain what you needed to make money for. List other reasons as
well.) (Youth Employment)
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E. 3. If you stayed at the worst job that you ever had for 50 years, would that affect your intellectual
ability? Explain. (The Effect of the Work Environment on the Individual)
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E. 5. Did your family encourage you to go to college? How was this related to the prestige level of your
father’s occupation? (Status Attainment Theory)
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E. 7. Comment on the accuracy of this statement: “I have invested in my education and training to
increase my enjoyment of my career”. (Human Capital Theory)
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E. 9. How have you experienced or observed (or heard about), the discrimination of women in the
workplace? (Women and Discrimination in the Workplace)
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