THE DYNAMICS OF YOUNG MENS CAREER ASPIRATIONS

被引:50
作者
JACOBS, JA
KAREN, D
MCCLELLAND, K
机构
[1] FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLL,DEPT SOCIOL,LANCASTER,PA 17604
[2] BRYN MAWR COLL,DEPT SOCIOL,BRYN MAWR,PA 19010
关键词
ASPIRATIONS; CAREER DYNAMICS; OCCUPATIONAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC ATTAINMENT;
D O I
10.1007/BF01114404
中图分类号
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要
Career aspirations have assumed a central place in our understanding of the process of social mobility, yet aspirations themselves have been subject to remarkably little scrutiny. We conduct an empirical analysis of the dynamics of aspirations in a cohort using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Young Men. Our results indicate that (1) occupational aspirations decline with age; (2) the overwhelming majority of young men have high aspirations at some point; (3) occupational aspirations, highly unstable among teenagers, become more stable with age; and (4) differences by race and social origin grow with age, reflecting growing race and social class differences in educational attainment.
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页码:609 / 639
页数:31
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