Social Class and Initial Career Choice of College Freshmen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2544168 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles E Werts (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 74 |
| Publication date | 1966-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0407 • E-ISSN: 1939-8573 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2111824 |
| OpenAlex | W2335555328 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
Davis' study of social class effects on career preferences usicxg a composite neasure of SES level (including type of father's occupation, father's education and income) indicates definite patterns in career preferences by different SES groups. The present study reconfirms Davis' findings concerning these general SES effects, such as the overchoice of medicine and law by higher SES groups. However, by obtaining the father's specific occupation (e.g. MD) it was possible to separate out the effect of sons choosing the same occupation as their fathers from SES effects. This separation is particularly significant when dealing with SES groups on the intermediate level
Class (philosophy) · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Social class · Sociology · Sociology of Education · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1974 - 2012 (39) |
| Highly cited | No |