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Author: Becker, Henry J.
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1. Gottfredson, Linda S.
Becker, Henry J.
A Challenge to Vocational Psychology: How Important are Aspirations in Determining Male Career Development?
Journal of Vocational Behavior 18,2 (April 1981): 121-137.
Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0001879181900014
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: Academic Press, Inc.
Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Occupational Aspirations; Work History

This study assesses the relative importance of previous aspirations and previous jobs in determining later jobs held. The results supported the hypotheses that: (1) men more often achieve congruence between their aspiration and their field of employment by changing aspirations to match the job rather than vice versa; and (2) aspirations for field of work generally are not as useful as actual job field for predicting the field of jobs held 1 to 5 years later. In addition, middle-class young men were no more able to attain their aspirations either for field of employment or for status level of occupation than were lower-class male youths.
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Gottfredson, Linda S. and Henry J. Becker. "A Challenge to Vocational Psychology: How Important are Aspirations in Determining Male Career Development?" Journal of Vocational Behavior 18,2 (April 1981): 121-137.