Parental influence and career choice: how parents affect the career aspirations of their children
While perception suggests career choice is an individual decision, research indicates a variety of influences are likely to determine one's ultimate career choice. Parents have been found to greatly impact the career selection process of their children. Many parents are unaware of all the ways they can influence their children's career decision. Work ethic, family values and gender stereotyping in the family may have greater impact than previously thought. This literature review dispels the myth that children and adolescents defy their parents' values and expectations regarding career options. ... Show more
Authors: Jungen, Kristen Anne
Published: Menomonie, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2008
Resource type: Thesis
Physical description: iv, 32 p.
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http://www2.uwstout.edu/content/lib/thesis/2008/2008jungenk.pdf
