Determining Career Orientations in Women from Different Social-Class Backgrounds.

Poole, Millicent; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ423938

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Publication Date: 1990

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Determining Career Orientations in Women from Different Social-Class Backgrounds.

Poole, Millicent; And Others

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v23 n9-10 p471-90 Nov 1990

Examines career orientations in young women from high- and low-SES backgrounds, using a longitudinal data set collected from 1973 to 1982 which was analyzed using LISREL modeling. SES distinctions emerged in political attitudes, occupational interests, senior school achievement, and professional attainment, as well as motivational tendencies and work satisfaction. (DM)

Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, Career Planning, Decision Making, Females, Longitudinal Studies, Political Attitudes, Socioeconomic Background, Young Adults

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Language: English

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