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Making Career Theories More Culturally Sensitive: Implications for Counseling
Author(s) -
Young Richard A.,
Marshall Sheila K.,
Valach Ladislav
Publication year - 2007
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.2161-0045.2007.tb00016.x
Subject(s) - culturally sensitive , action (physics) , value (mathematics) , psychology , conceptual framework , career counseling , social psychology , epistemology , applied psychology , sociology , computer science , social science , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning
The primary question addressed in this article is whether and how career theories can be more culturally sensitive without losing value as conceptual explanations or their usefulness for counselors. Contextual action theory is identified as a means to develop culturally sensitive explanations. Six steps are proposed and illustrated, including using the naive observations and subjective reports and recognizing ongoing processes. The use of these steps in counseling is also addressed.