Adolescent and Adult Occupational Choice as a Function of Family Socioeconomic History

Factors Influencing Women's Choice of Nontraditional Careers: The Role of Family, Peers, and Counselors

“…In the occupational sphere, the family is an important factor in our aspirations, expectations, and opportunities. Research documenting this influence has been accumulating for several decades (Marini & Greenberger, 1978;Featherman & Hauser, 1976;Blau & Duncan, 1967;Smelser, 1963;Sewell, Haller, & Strauss, 1957;Rosenberg, Suchman, & Goldsen, 1957). An examination of these studies leads to the conclusion that family influence on occupational choice is the result of a complex interplay of active and passive, formal and informal, sociological, psychological, and economic factors.…”

Engagement Style (Agent vs. Patient) in Childhood and Adolescence

“…Baumrind (1975, p. 123) then pro posed that 'High social status and self-esteem should characterize the parents of Social Agents but not the parents of Social Victims'. The research which she cited in support of that proposition included: the work of Gold (1963) demon strating the importance of the social status of the father's profession on ability to influence sons' behavior; the research of Smelser (1963) who found that sons of high-status parents who perceived their parents' status as prestigious perceived themselves as competent and independent; and the work of Douvan (1963) on the modeling effects of maternal employment for females. The present study was intended to provide a direct test of Baumrind's proposition for both socio economic class and integration setting.…”