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Title: Adjustment of Occupational Aspirations among Young Men During Their Transition to Adulthood
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Smith, Richard A. |
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Adjustment of Occupational Aspirations among Young Men During Their Transition to Adulthood Ph.D. Dissertation, Vanderbilt University, 1988 Cohort(s): Young Men Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Event History; Job Aspirations; Occupational Aspirations; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Transition, School to Work This study investigated the adjustment of occupational aspirations among young men during their transition from adolescence to adulthood. Using data obtained from the NLS, changes in aspirations were examined over a ten-year period for a sample of young men aged 14 to 24 in 1966. Changes in aspirations were examined at the individual level and separate race and class analyses were conducted. There were three stages to the analysis: first, changes in aspirations were described as they were experienced by young men during the transition to adulthood; second, patterns of aspirations were identified based on the types of changes that occurred; third, an event history analysis was conducted to analyze the likelihood of changing aspirations as it was associated with age, cohort, race, class, prior aspirations and educational and occupational experiences. The results from this study indicate that young men frequently changed their aspirations during the transition to adulthood. These changes were consistent with prior aspirations and experiences. As a result, it was possible to identify patterns of change in aspirations. In addition, event history analysis demonstrated that class was more important than race in explaining changes in aspirations and that young men whose educational and occupational experiences were not congruent with their aspiration were likely to change their aspiration. Overall, neither race nor class significantly influenced the process of adjusting aspirations once variables representing prior aspirations and experiences were entered into the event history models. [UMI ADG-88 -15749] |
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Smith, Richard A. Adjustment of Occupational Aspirations among Young Men During Their Transition to Adulthood. Ph.D. Dissertation, Vanderbilt University, 1988. |