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81. Edward has just graduated from college and is starting his first full-time job in his college major. If he is typical of many of today’s recent college graduates, he a. will expect a high starting salary and rapid advancement. b. say that work was more difficult than he had anticipated. c. will probably change jobs within the year. d. will probably do all of these. 82. Which of the following is FALSE regarding mid-career challenges? a. Many people in their 30s crave more challenge and autonomy in their work lives. b. The 40s and 50s are times when workers become increasingly interested in taking on leadership roles and mentoring younger workers. c. Less than one-fourth of people in mid-career said they would be interested in changing careers. d. A major challenge for mid-career adults is the difficulty of balancing family demands with the demands of a career. 83. Helen is forty years old, married with two teenage children, and has been employed as a nurse at her present hospital for 15 years. If she is typical of most mid-career workers, she a. is having difficulty balancing family demands with the demands of her career. b. is becoming increasingly interested in taking on leadership roles and mentoring younger nurses. c. would be interested in changing careers. d. is experiencing all of these. 84. The job people have very often affects a. their economic status. b. their leisure activities. c. .their children’s school and neighborhood. d. all of these. 85. Which of the following is/are TRUE regarding women in the work place? a. Men are more likely than women to be employed and to work full time. b. Few cultures value paid employment equally for men and women. c. Women still earn less than men even when occupation, training, and years of experience are taken into account. d. All of these statements are true. 86. In a survey that asked people from many countries to respond to the statement, “When jobs are scarce, men should have more right to a job than women,” nearly one-third of adults in _______ agreed with the statement. a. the United States b. Sweden c. Japan d. all of these countries 87. In a survey that asked people from many countries to respond to the statement, “When jobs are scarce, men should have more right to a job than women,” worldwide _____ percent of women and _____ percent of men believed that men had more rights to jobs. a. 5; 17 b. 10; 22 c. 20; 30 d. 30; 39 88. Toni has been a professor at the college for over 15 years and would like to be promoted to a department head, but the college tends to unofficially “lean” toward hiring more men as department heads. Toni is facing what is known as the a. glass ceiling. b. mommy track. c. revolving door. d. second shift. 89. For women, __________ has long been called the “second shift.” a. being passed over for promotions b. being paid less for the same work c.  housework d. the second part-time job to compensate for lower pay 90. Which of the following is/are TRUE regarding women in the work place? a. An Australian study found that husbands contributed fewer hours of housework even when their wives earned as much as they did. b. A U. S. study found that women’s paid and unpaid work averaged five to seven hours more than men. c. Women still earn less than men even when occupation, training, and years of experience are taken into account. d. All of these statements are true.