Career Aspirations and Expectations of Black, Mexican American, and White Students
- 1 March 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Career Development Quarterly
- Vol. 39 (3) , 231-239
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-0045.1991.tb00395.x
Abstract
The career aspirations and expectations of Black, Mexican American, and White college freshmen were examined. In addition, students' career expectations were compared to the jobs available in the labor market. Results suggested that (a) there seem to be more gender than ethnic differences in students' career aspirations and expectations, (b) differences in the career aspirations and expectations among Mexican American and White students followed traditional gender patterns, and (c) with some exceptions, the career expectations of students resembled the distribution of jobs in the labor market.Keywords
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