Men are choosing to enter nontraditional careers with greater frequency. In this article, the authors examine nontraditional career choices made by men and review current empirical literature relevant to this topic. Gottfredson's (1981, 1996) theory of circumscription and compromise and Holland's (1997) career choice theory are used as frameworks…

The authors explore characteristics of the workplace and the home that make the transfer of skills between them a viable concept, and talk about one of the skills (negotiating) that is beneficial to career as well as to family life. (CT)

Features reviews and summaries of more than 200 articles, organized within seven areas: (1) counselor-client relations; (2) business and industry; (3) university career centers; (4) career development theories; (5) gender differences; (6) work and family issues; and (7) cross-cultural issues. Goals were to identify articles relevant to clinicians…

This book, written jointly by a working professional couple, looks at the reality of two-career marriages and explores strategies to help couples develop optimally in their careers and in their personal lives. The book is organized in three sections. The first section examines the challenges facing working couples--their role expectations and…

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the rise of free agent workers, how free agency is transforming the lives of free agents and those around them, problems encountered by free agents, and the future of free agency. The following are among the topics discussed in the book's 19 chapters: (1) the numbers and nuances of free agency; (2)…