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The Joint Action of Parents and Adolescents in Conversation About Career
Author(s) -
Young Richard A.,
Valach Ladislav,
Paseluikho Michele A.,
Dover Carolyn,
Matthes Glenn E.,
Paproski Donna L.,
Sankey Andria M.
Publication year - 1997
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.2161-0045.1997.tb00693.x
Subject(s) - superordinate goals , meaning (existential) , conversation , action (physics) , psychology , negotiation , joint (building) , social psychology , developmental psychology , communication , psychotherapist , sociology , architectural engineering , social science , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Analyses of 14 videotaped parent—adolescent career conversations reveal the socially constructed nature of career. These analyses are used to identify joint actions in career conversations, determine their patterns, and address their meaning for the participants. Joint action refers to the action that people take together or that occurs between them. The participants used 3 superordinate joint actions (struggle, exploration, and negotiation) and several subordinate joint actions. Three patterns of joint actions were also identified. The joint actions had particular meaning for both career and the relationship between the participants.