Jerry D Jacobs
Biographic Data
| ID | 4815319 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jerry D Jacobs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jerry D |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacobs |
| SIGNATURE | JACOBS J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Planning a Career in Engineering
This paper examines the extent to which prospective engineers follow in their parents' footsteps. Specifically, we investigate the connection between fathers' and mothers' employment in the engineering profession and the career plans of sons and daughters. We develop a number of reasons to expect an occupation-specific intergenerational association in this field, as well as hypotheses regarding gender-specific role-modeling. Data are drawn from t…
Perplexity, confusion and suspicion
Planning a Career in Engineering
This paper examines the extent to which prospective engineers follow in their parents' footsteps. Specifically, we investigate the connection between fathers' and mothers' employment in the engineering profession and the career plans of sons and daughters. We develop a number of reasons to expect an occupation-specific intergenerational association in this field, as well as hypotheses regarding gender-specific role-modeling. Data are drawn from t…
Perplexity, confusion and suspicion
Perplexity, confusion and suspicion
Planning a Career in Engineering
This paper examines the extent to which prospective engineers follow in their parents' footsteps. Specifically, we investigate the connection between fathers' and mothers' employment in the engineering profession and the career plans of sons and daughters. We develop a number of reasons to expect an occupation-specific intergenerational association in this field, as well as hypotheses regarding gender-specific role-modeling. Data are drawn from t…
Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Anxiety (1 work) · Career Development and Diversity (1 work) · Confusion (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work) · Family Support in Illness (1 work) · Feeling (1 work) · Field (mathematics (1 work)