Which of the following describes how self-esteem and gender relate to occupational discrimination?
a) Women who work in occupations with frequent discrimination have lower self-esteem than women who work in occupations with less frequent discrimination.
b) Women who work in occupations with frequent discrimination have higher self-esteem than women who work in occupations with less frequent discrimination.
c) Men who work in occupations with frequent discrimination have lower self-esteem than women who work in occupations with frequent discrimination.
d) Men who work in occupations with frequent discrimination have higher self-esteem than men who work in occupations with less frequent discrimination.
Question 2
Karima recently moved from Egypt to the United States in order to attend college. She agrees to be part of a study that is interested in discovering how migration affects students' self-esteem.
After her first year, the researcher finds that Karima is doing relatively well in her new environment. At the end of the first year, Karima has improved in her ability to think she is capable of getting things done. However, she doesn't have many positive interactions with peers, and she is not in frequent contact with her family. Which of the following describes how migration has affected Karima? a) Karima has low self-efficacy and low social support.
b) Karima has high self-efficacy and high social support.
c) Karima has low self-efficacy but high social support.
d) Karima has high self-efficacy but low social support.
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