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Ninety Years in the World of Work in America
Author(s) -
DeBell Camille
Publication year - 2001
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.2161-0045.2001.tb00892.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , vocational education , component (thermodynamics) , sociology , career counseling , epistemology , psychology , engineering , pedagogy , philosophy , mechanical engineering , physics , thermodynamics
Parsons's tripartite model suggests that gaining information about the world of work is a critical factor in vocational decision making. This article compares and contrasts data from around 1909, when F. Parsons's Choosing a Vocation was published, with contemporary data on the workplace and the American worker. Data on other contextual factors, such as demographic trends, are also presented. There are surprising similarities between Parsons's time and the present, and also obvious differences. The author suggests that having information about occupations is still an essential component of career counseling, and ideas are presented for updating knowledge about the increasingly complex world of work.