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The characteristics of prototypical occupational identities: a grounded theory of four occupations.
- Source :
- British Journal of Guidance & Counselling; Feb2021, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p115-131, 17p, 1 Diagram
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Evidence suggests that occupational prototypes have an impact on career decisions yet literature provides only a limited understanding of the nature of these prototypes. This paper presents a small-scale grounded theory study to explore the prototypes of four occupations. Data were collected from 24 psychology undergraduates through four focus groups. Participants were asked to evoke a typical member of each of four occupational groups and describe their prototype in detail. A classic grounded theory analysis identified the characteristics which were symbolised by the features of the prototypes and resulted in eight dimensions: warm, energetic, fun, intelligent, conventional, highbrow, successful and cool. The discussion explores the dimensions in the light of existing literature and suggestions are offered for practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03069885
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149334151
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2019.1706154