PSYC 3120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Glasser'S Choice Theory, Hair Cell, Presbycusis
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Parenthood : decrease in family size. Women in the workplace: roles of parents. Paid (in the of ce) vs. unpaid (household chores) Men have work that can be delayed (cut the grass, dishes) vs. women it needs to be done (making dinner: 16-20% of same sex couples are parents. People like nurses and teachers love their work even though they don"t get paid that much. Eli ginzberg - career choice theory : fantasy period (until age 11) Career choices are made without regard to skills, abilities, or opportunities: tentative period (adolescence) Start to think about job requirements: realistic period (young adulthood) Using personality to match careers : holland. Realistic: very hands on careers (farmers, laborers, truck drivers, craftsmen) Intellectual: very science and fact based (mathematicians and scientists) Enterprising: business side of things (sales, politicians) Chapter 15: middle adulthood - physical and cognitive. Sensory and physical changes : vision: Presbyopia: loss of being able to focus on things up close.