CHAPTER 2: THINKING ABOUT WORK "EXPLORING CAREERS"

YOU SHOULD DO WORK YOU ENJOY BECAUSE PG. 27

• YOU'LL BE BETTER PAID

• YOUR OCCUPATION SHOULD MATCH YOUR INTERESTS

• YOU'LL SPEND A LOT OF TIME WORKING AND IT WILL AFFECT THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

• YOUR LIFESTYLE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE

JUAN IS PROUD THAT HIS COMPANY PROVIDES GENDER EQUITY, WHICH

• THERE ARE THE SAME NUMBER OF WOMEN AND MEN WORKING THERE PG. 34

• THERE ARE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL, REGARDLESS OF GENDER

• MEN AND WOMEN RECEIVE EQUAL PAY

• MEN AND WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN JOB SHARING

THE LARGEST RACIAL GROUP IN THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE IS PG. 34

• ASIAN

• HISPANIC

• AFRICAN-AMERICAN

• WHITE, NON-HISPANIC

A SET OF RELATED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES IS PG. 26

• A JOB

• AN OCCUPATION

• A CAREER

• A LIFESTYLE

THE WAY YOU USE YOUR TIME, ENERGY, AND RESOURCES IS YOUR PG.27

• PERSONAL VALUES

• LIFESTYLE

• OCCUPATION

• BUDGET

A FULL-TIME JOB IS ONE IN WHICH A PERSON WORKS PG.27

• AT LEAST 20 HOURS A WEEK

• AT LEAST 30 HOURS A WEEK

• 40 HOURS A WEEK

• 60 OR MORE HOURS A WEEK

FERNANDO BOUGHT A CD AT AN ONLINE MUSIC SITE. FERNANDO WA PARTICIPATING IN

• E-COMMERCE

• THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

• THE LABOR FORCE

• MUSICAL INTERESTS

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES A CAREER? PG.27

• JHA'MIER RUN HIS OWN LANDSCAPING COMPANY

• JHA'MIER TOOK ACCOUNTING CLASSES IN COLLEGE

• JHA'MIER WORKS FULL-TIME MAINTAINING GARDENS FOR LARGE OFFICE BUILDINGS

• JHA'MIER MOWED LAWNS AS A TEENAGER, THEN WORKED FOR A GARDENING COMPANY BEFORE OPENING IS OWN LANDSCAPING BUSINESS.

IN THE UNITED STATES, MOST PEOPLE SPEND THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF THEIR MONEY ON PG. 25

• HOUSING

• FOOD

• TRANSPORTATION

• HEALTH CARE

AN EXAMPLE OF A GOOD IS PG. 32

• ACCOUNTING

• HAIR SPRAY

• THE RED CROSS

• A JOB LISTING