Occupational Choice : An Approach to a General Theory / John L. Herma, Sidney Axelrad, Sol W. Ginsburg, Eli Ginzberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ginzberg, Eli, author.

Axelrad, Sidney, author.

Ginsburg, Sol W., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1951]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies the determinants of occupational choice by looking at preparation for careers, tentative choices, and realistic choices. Also looks at choices for women and lower income groups.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Part I: DESIGN OF THE STUDY

Chapter 1. THE PROBLEM OF OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE

Chapter 2. IN SEARCH OF AN APPROACH

Chapter 3. CURRENT THEORIES OF OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE

Chapter 4. FRAMEWORK OF A DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY

Chapter 5. THE CASE MATERIALS

Chapter 6. SECURING THE FACTS

Part II: THE BASIC PROCESS OF DECISION-MAKING

Chapter 7. THE THREE PERIODS OF OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE DETERMINATION

Chapter 8. THE PERIOD OF TENTATIVE CHOICES

Chapter 9. THE PERIOD OF REALISTIC CHOICES

Chapter 10. CHOICE PATTERNS: VARIATIONS AND DEVIATIONS

Part III: SIGNIFICANT GROUPS

Chapter 11. THE LOWER INCOME GROUP

Chapter 12. WOMEN

Part IV: A GENERAL THEORY OF OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE

Chapter 13. THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE THEORY

Chapter 14. EMOTIONAL FACTORS AND OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE

Chapter 15. OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE AND WORK

Part V: POLICY

Chapter 16. THE CONSERVATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88737-X

OCLC:

1100434745