Variations in Women's Adult Aspirations during College

Intensive study over four years of one class in the women's college of a private coeducational university yields varied types of adult aspirations. Since all the women aspire to family life, career aspirations are defined as the desire to pursue one's chosen occupation in addition to familial roles. Five types of students are described: Careerists, Noncareerists, Converts, Defectors, and Shifters. Only the Careerist consistently plans her adult life around both family and occupation; the Convert comes to that plan by senior year. While some students develop career interests, some move away from them, and still others oscillate in uncertainty. Most striking is the large number of women whose adult aspirations remain unaffected by the college

Adult Development · Class (philosophy · Developmental psychology · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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