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Flashcards by Courtney Westerberg, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is arguably the most defining characteristic of a rational society? | the emphasis on quantifiable measures |
| What must a rational society emphasize in order to ensure predictability over time? | Discipline, routine, systemization |
| In what phase was scheduled part-time work created? | Phase II |
| When did the expansion of the group of minority professional workers (teachers, clerical employees, etc.) occur? | 1910s |
| What does STEM stand for? | Science, technology, engineering, and math. |
| In the study in the article, the findings from the research suggested that many college women turn to _________ for advice | Parents |
| Why might the apparent rise in narcissism be a bad thing in the workplace? | They may be too overconfident and They may react defensively to criticism |
| The number of people being treated for depression more than _______ in the ten-year period from 1987-1997. | Tripled |
| According to Super's life-span model, what stage(s) does the article place university students in? | In transition from exploration to establishment |
| For the parenthood paradox study, what categories did the materials assess? | Depression and Family Social Support |
| Over the past two decades, women have consistently represented what percentage of part-time works? | 70% |
| Why are institutional childcare settings not an option for policewomen? | Not trusting anyone, irregularity of shift work, working overtime |
| Potential job applicants or actual employees who are pregnant or mothers are perceived as: | Less competent, less qualified, less committed |
| What percentage of women do not reproduce? | 20% |
| Surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature | Milieu |
| The spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time | Zeitgeist |
| What are the "principles" that guide the fast-food industry? | Efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control |
| What are the 4 phases of women's economic role emerging in the US? | Phase I occurred late 19th century-1920s - The Independent Female Worker Phase II (transition era) 1930-1950 - Easing the Constraints of Married Women's Work Phase III, 1950-mid/late 1970s - Roots of the Revolution Phase IV began in late 1970s - Quiet Revolution |
| What are the 3 levels of analysis and what is under them? | Biography (Individual & Agency) Milieu (Home-Friendly, Community, Sense of belonging) History (Society) |
| Who created the first printing press? | Johannes Gutenberg in 1440 |
| What were the factors in the rise of mass education? | 1.Development of the printing press 2. Protestant reformation (Age of Enlightenment) 3.Industrialization 4.Spread of democracy |
| What are the "Traditionalists"? | The "Greatest Generation" (1901-1924) and The "Silent Generation" (1925-1945) |
| What are the different generations? | The Traditionalists [The "Greatest Generation" (1901-1924) and The "Silent Generation" (1925-1945)] Baby Boomers (1946-1964 Generation X (1965-1980) Generation Y (Millennials, 1980-2000) Generation Z (iGen and the Centennials) |
| What did the Traditionalists experience? | The Great Depression and both World Wars |
| What did the Baby Boomers experience? | Sexual revolution, Vietnam war, emergence development of civil rights |
| What did Generation X experience? | The Vietnam war, rise of AIDS and HIV, the start and popularity of music TV, the fall of the Berlin wall, the end of the Cold War, the Chernobyl disaster, the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, the rise of computers and video games, and the birth of the internet in 1989 |
| What did Generation Y (the Millennials) experience? | Explosion in technology, school shootings, terrorist attacks, the "products" of the "self-esteem movement" in education |
| Women with successful and high-powered careers who choose full-time mothering over work | New Traditionalists |
| What are the major themes that motivate women to leave the workforce? | Husbands, children, and work |
| The stereotypical thinking and behaviour that are entrenched sources of mother's disadvantage | Maternal Wall |
| What adds to situations that lead to women exiting the workforce? | The need to hide one's identity as a mother, The need to be available beyond work hours, Moving to downgraded work |
| What gender is associated with agentic qualities? | Males |
| What are the obstructions that women run up against when trying to get into leadership positions? | Demands of family life, Issues of leadership style, and Resistance |
| The father's political activity makes ______________ to his adult daughter's probability of voting. | No difference |
| What will encourage mothers to serve as political role models for their daughters? | A take-your-child-to-vote campaign and Enhancing civic education |
| What are some recommended programs and practices for girls? | - Foster collaborations between K-12 schools and science museums - Foster collaborations between K-12 schools and STEM departments in colleges and universities - Create informal STEM learning environments, after-school activities, and summer camps |
| In childhood and adolescence, what makes girls move away from STEM career fields? | Masculine stereotypes about STEM |
| What were the two significant differences between the genders in cognitive abilities that Hyde found? | Mathematical performance and spatial perception |
| What makes girls move away from STEM careers? | Masculine stereotypes, parents' expectations of daughters, peer norms, and lack of fit with personal goals |
| What makes women avoid STEM majors or leave prematurely? | Feeling like a misfit in STEM class, being vastly outnumbered by male peers, and lacking female role models |
| What undermines the retention of women in STEM? (in early to mid-adulthood) | subtle gender bias in hiring and promotion, biased evaluation of scientific work, non-inclusive department climate, juggling work-family responsibilities, and difficulty returning after a family-related pause |
| The underrepresentation of female NSE students is most severe where? | In engineering and computer sciences |
| A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true | Self-fulfilling prophecy |
| A self-confirming belief that one may be evaluated based on a negative stereotype | Stereotypical threat |
| A category of reasoning skills that refers to the capacity to think about objects in 3 dimensions and to draw conclusions about those objects | Spatial Ability |
| Status we attain through talent, ability, effort, or other unique characteristics | Achieved |
| Status that we receive involuntarily without regard to our unique skills, talents, or accomplishments | Ascribed |
| Are race, ethnicity, class, and gender achieved or ascribed? | Ascribed |
| Social, Economic, or Cultural Capital: command over economic resources | Economic Capital |
| Social, Economic, or Cultural Capital: resources based on group membership, relationships, networks of influence and support | Social Capital |
| Social, Economic, or Cultural Capital: forms of knowledge, skills, education, and advantages that a person has, which give them a higher status in society | Cultural Capital |
| The process by which people acquire relatively enduring political orientations toward politics in general and toward their own political systems | Political Socialization |
| As a metaphor, conveys the idea of a complex journey toward a goal worth striving for; passage is not simple or direct, but requires persistence, awareness of one's progress, and a careful analysis of the puzzles that lie ahead | Labyrinth |
| What are the obstructions that women run up against? | Vestiges of prejudice, resistance to women's leadership, issues of leadership style, demands of family life, and underinvestment in social capital |
| Who is associated with communal qualities? | Women |
| These leaders establish themselves as role models by gaining followers' trust and confidence; they state future goals, empower followers | Transformational leaders |
| These leaders establish give-and-take relationships that appeals to subordinates' self-interest | Transactional leaders |
| Are females or males more transformational leaders? | Females |
| In what year were women first allowed to vote in federal elections? | 1918 |
| Who did PM John Diefenbaker appoint as secretary of state in 1957? | Ellen Fairclough |
| Who served as Canada's first acting Prime Minister from 19-20 February 1958? | Ellen Fairclough |
| "Let them do" leadership style | Laissez-faire |
| Authoritarian leadership | Transactional leadership |
| Democratic leadership | Transformative leadership |
| Men tend to fare better in female-dominated jobs | Glass escalator |
| A senior job or important project, particularly one given to a woman or visible minority, with a high risk of failure | The Glass Cliff |
| What are the push factors for women who "choose" to leave? | Workplace inflexibility and reduced hours led to "mommy-tracking" |
| What are the pull factors for women who "choose" to leave? | Young children and older children |
| A program that is intended to assist eligible families with the cost of their childcare expenses | Fee Subsidy Program |
| What can affordable childcare do? | Create a skilled labour force, boost the birth rate, ease family stress, reduce poverty, and improve success in school |
| What is the ABC model for kaleidoscope? | Authenticity, Balance, and Challenge |
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