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Career Aspirations in Cataclysmic Times
Author(s) -
Hart Susan L.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.1990.tb00235.x
Subject(s) - viewpoints , perspective (graphical) , career development , psychology , career pathways , social psychology , developmental psychology , medical education , medicine , computer science , art , artificial intelligence , visual arts
Influences on the development of children's career aspirations are discussed from converging theoretical viewpoints: the literature that directly addresses children's career notions and the unique perspective of the literature on the psychological impact on the young of the nuclear threat. The basic terminologies of two prominent stage theories of career development are presented as a conceptual link between these normally disparate areas of inquiry. It is suggested that the nuclear threat literature reveals pertinent variables for the study of children's career aspirations and offers challenging implications for career guidance practice.