Compare and contrast male and female attitudes toward careers and the actual career pathways of the average young man or woman.

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1. An equal proportion of males and females desire a high-prestige occupation.
2. Women still perceive gender discrimination in fields such as STEM careers.
3. Women are more highly represented in the service sector and the helping professions.
4. Women are more concerned than men with balancing work and home/family life.

Psychology

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According to Sternberg, __________ is best described as "street smarts," or the ability to use information to get along in life. People who have it know how to be tactful, how to manipulate situations to their advantage, and how to use inside information to increase their odds of success.

A. analytical intelligence B. creative intelligence C. practical intelligence D. interpersonal intelligence

Psychology

_____ involves holding onto previous assumptions and beliefs about the world, whereas _____ involves basing believes on objective observations of the world.

A) Methodology; empiricism B) Dogmatism; empiricism C) Empiricism; dogmatism D) Empiricism; methodology

Psychology

Brown has found that sexual content in the mainstream media has an impact on sexual socialization in all of the following ways except

a. by increasing children and adolescents' knowledge of normal sex. b. by keeping sexual behavior on public and personal agendas. c. by presenting relatively consistent sexual and relationship norms. d. by rarely including sexually responsible models.

Psychology

The arachnoid layer of the meninges is found in both the central and peripheral nervous systems

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology