PSY 2114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Blue-Collar Worker, Gender Role, Sandwich Generation

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2114
• Professor: Heather Poole

Document Summary

Selecting a vocation: modern societies so many career possibilities, european countries used to identify a career path for children at a very young age, theories of vocational development. Fantasy period: ear to mid childhood, kids fantasize (ex. Tentative period: age 11-16, kids think about careers in terms of their interests, then in terms of their abilities and values. Realistic period: late teens to early twenties, start to narrow their options: factors influencing vocational choice. Theories of personaility types that affect vocational choice. Research shows a moderate relationship between these personality types and vocational choice, not very convincing, But ppl are generally a blend of several types and can do well at different occupations. Lower ses less prestigious, blue collar careers. Wealthier family kids higher status white collar work. Higher ses parents more likely to give children info about world of work, Lots of factors influence these use parenting practices that promote curiosity and self direction.