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On School‐to‐Work Transition, Career Development Theories, and Cultural Validity
Author(s) -
Lent Robert W.,
Worthington Roger L.
Publication year - 2000
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.2161-0045.2000.tb00883.x
Subject(s) - transition (genetics) , perspective (graphical) , ethnic group , psychology , social psychology , work (physics) , career development , social cognitive theory , sociology , biochemistry , chemistry , artificial intelligence , computer science , anthropology , engineering , gene , mechanical engineering
The authors respond to Duane Brown's (2000) claims about the deficiencies of person‐environment, social learning, developmental, and social cognitive theories as templates for studying and promoting the work transition of racial/ethnic minority students. They (a) suggest that the degree to which theories are generalizable across cultures and subcultures is an empirical question, not a matter to be decided by fiat; (b) counsel against the assumption that cultures exert uniform effects on the career behavior of their members; (c) consider certain mischaracterizations of the career theories; and (d) entertain the possibility that work transition may be studied from the perspective of both generic and culture‐specific career theories.