African American Women's Self‐Concept: Implications for Career Decisions and Career Counseling
- 1 March 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Career Development Quarterly
- Vol. 39 (3) , 261-272
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-0045.1991.tb00398.x
Abstract
The multiple self‐referent model (Brown‐Collins & Sussewell, 1986) provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the personal, social, and historical aspects of self‐concept formation in African American women and has important implications for understanding the complexity of career development issues for Black women. Excerpts from recorded interviews and autobiographical writings of four well‐known African American women provide examples of the basic components of this model. Suggested interventions for career counseling with Black female clients are discussed.Keywords
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