Sociological Studies of Occupations as a “Way of Life”
- 1 November 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Personnel and Guidance Journal
- Vol. 43 (3) , 267-272
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2164-4918.1964.tb02673.x
Abstract
Writers on counseling continue to draw attention to earlier sociological studies of the “way of life” entailed in occupations, pointing out that they provide enriched and highly significant occupational information not contained in the literature ordinarily used in counseling. Some have indicated that such information should be introduced in counseling.Studies of the way of life of the professional dance musician have been singled out as examples of the value of such literature. The present paper reviews this set of studies, reaching the conclusion that this sample of sociological studies of occupations as a way of life should be used in counseling only with caution. Further similar studies, meeting more exacting criteria of reliability, would be desirable, since this type of information is potentially very valuable in career planning.Keywords
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