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This publication presents a variety of perspectives on the concept of career. Contributors from the fields of psychology, sociology, counselling, education, and human resource management examine career theories and practice in order to identify the major changes taking place in the world of work that are challenging and shaping the concept of career. Topics explored include the changing contexts of career, individual career experiences, multicultural issues, women's careers, and the implications for practice and policy formation. Part one, 'Changing contexts', contains the following chapters: 'Fracture lines' in the career environment / Julie A. Storey (p. 21-36); Some contributions of sociology to the understanding of career / Marie-France Maranda and Yvan Comeau (p. 37-52); Renovating the psychology of careers for the twenty-first century / Mark L. Savickas (p. 53-68); Changing career: the role of values / Wendy Patton (p. 69-82); Dancing to the music of time / Audrey Collin (p. 83-97). Part two, 'New perspectives', contains the following chapters: The future of boundaryless careers / Suellen M. Littleton, Michael B. Arthur, and Denise M. Rousseau (p. 101-114); Career development in a changing context of the second part of working life / Danielle Riverin-Simard (p. 115-129); The future of women's career / Heather Hopfl and Pat Hornby Atkinson (p. 130-143); Career or slide?: managing on the threshold of sense / Damian O'Doherty and Ian Roberts (p. 144-162); Epic and novel: the rhetoric of career / Audrey Collin (p. 163-177). Part three, 'New directions for theory, practice, and policy', contains the following chapters: Reconceptualising career theory and research: an action-theoretical perspective / Richard A. Young and Ladislav Valach (p. 181-196); A new perspective for counsellors: from career ideologies to empowerment through work and relationship practices / Mary Sue Richardson (p. 197-211); Adapting to the changing multicultural context of career / Frederick T. L. Leong and Paul J. Hartung (p. 212-227); Managing careers in organisations / Mike Doyle (p. 228-242); Learning for work: global causes, national standards, human relevance / Bill Law (p. 243-258); The new career and public policy / A. G. Watts (p. 259-275); The future of career / Audrey Collin and Richard A. Young (p. 276-300).