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African American Women's Self‐Concept: Implications for Career Decisions and Career Counseling
Author(s) -
Gainor Kathy A.,
Forrest Linda
Publication year - 1991
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.2161-0045.1991.tb00398.x
Subject(s) - career counseling , psychological intervention , african american , career development , referent , psychology , counseling psychology , black women , black female , gender studies , social psychology , applied psychology , sociology , anthropology , linguistics , philosophy , psychiatry
The multiple self‐referent model (Brown‐Collins & Sussewell, 1986) provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the personal, social, and historical aspects of self‐concept formation in African American women and has important implications for understanding the complexity of career development issues for Black women. Excerpts from recorded interviews and autobiographical writings of four well‐known African American women provide examples of the basic components of this model. Suggested interventions for career counseling with Black female clients are discussed.