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The Role of Emotion in the Construction of Career in Parent—Adolescent Conversations
Author(s) -
Young Richard A.,
Paseluikho Michele A.,
Valach Ladislav
Publication year - 1997
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.1556-6676.1997.tb02374.x
Subject(s) - action (physics) , perspective (graphical) , psychology , meaning (existential) , social psychology , context (archaeology) , social constructionism , process (computing) , sociology , psychotherapist , social science , computer science , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , biology , operating system
The role of emotion in the construction of career has not always been clear despite its importance in people's lives and in counseling. Recent conceptualizations suggest that emotion is a complex relational process that is socially constructed. This study illustrates the role of emotion in the construction of career from an action theory perspective. Two parent—adolescent conversations about career from a group of 14 conversations are analysed in detail to demonstrate the ways in which emotions serve to energise action and career and lend context and meaning to the process of constructing career in the family setting.