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Men Who Make Nontraditional Career Choices
Author(s) -
CHUSMIR LEONARD H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1990.tb01446.x
Subject(s) - psychology , identity (music) , masculinity , career development , human sexuality , social psychology , empirical research , gender studies , sociology , philosophy , physics , epistemology , acoustics , psychoanalysis
A summary of research findings showed that men who choose female‐dominated occupations likely possess many of the same traits and characteristics often attributed to women in the same jobs. Contrary to stereotypes, men generally are comfortable with themselves and their masculine sexuality, although they score lower in Bem's masculine identity than traditional men. A framework for the process of men's nontraditional career choice is presented based on previous career development models for traditional careers plus a review of the empirical research literature. Implications for professional counselors and organizations are discussed .