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7 Adult development and aging, bjorklund
Chapter 7, Work and retirement
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
09/02/2012

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career
Definition
patterns and sequences of occupations
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lif-span/life-space theory
Definition
Vocational psychologist Donald Super
individuals develop careers in stages: Growth, exploration, Establishment, Maintenance, Disengagement
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vocational interests
Definition
People seek work environments that fit personal attitudes, competencies and values.
Holland:
6 interests;Social, investigative, realistic, enterprising, artistic, conventional. SIREAC
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occupational gender segregation
Definition
Social phenomenon unspoken pressure to conform to stereotype of "his and her" jobs
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job expertise
Definition
job experience
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ability/expertise trade-off
Definition
General ability may decline with age, but experience grows
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career recycling
Definition
Theory that people may cycle back through Super's stages of career development
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nontraditional student
Definition
college student over 25
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job burnout
Definition
combination of exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced effectiveness on the job. Common among workers whose jobs involve emotion and empathy (nurses, social workers)
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unemployment
Definition
the state of being without a paid job, but willing to work
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job loss
Definition
paid employment taken away 9.5% of US in 2009 (now 8.3%)
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job insecurity
Definition
anticipation of job loss
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shift work
Definition
nonstandard work schedule - includes night shift, evening, and rotating
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household labor
Definition
housework. Men spend more time in workplace, women in home
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retirement
Definition
career stage of leaving the workforce
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labor force
Definition
those officially working at paid jobs
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work-related value
Definition
determinant in retirement;
workers salary and increase in pension and social security if he/she continues working . Benefit of continuing working
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retirement-related value
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determinant in retirement;personal wealth - savings, investments etc.
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feminization of poverty
Definition
Larger proportion of women than men among poor. women live longer, more widows,
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domestic migration
Definition
moving residence to different county or state within US
3 types: amenity (better climate), kinship (family closer), institutional (retirement or nursing home)
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seasonal migration
Definition
one season in different climate
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bridge job
Definition
part-time, or less stressful job than previous, not retirement, but not as demanding
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phased retirement
Definition
more common in Japan, retain employer, but move to part time, or less pay for advisory position
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