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The Influence Of Socioeconomic Status And Subjective Social Status On The Career Development Of College Students, Dylan Richard
The Influence Of Socioeconomic Status And Subjective Social Status On The Career Development Of College Students, Dylan Richard
Master's Theses
Social class is often examined across social science disciplines and contains two distinct parts: socioeconomic status (SES) and subjective social status (SSS). Researchers have established that college students from various SES backgrounds experience college differently, however little research has examined how universities and those that work with college students can help aid the career development of students given their SES. Career development is a broad area of research; therefore, the current study examines a number of career development variables that are key in understanding college students’ career development, such as career adaptability, career decision-making difficulty, work values, and vocational interests. …
Social Class And The Liberal-Arts-Professional-Studies Divide, Sarah Thorngate
Social Class And The Liberal-Arts-Professional-Studies Divide, Sarah Thorngate
Master's Theses
This thesis examines how students from different socioeconomic backgrounds end up in their professional or liberal arts majors. Using interviews with undergraduate students, it illuminates how their cultural, social, and financial resources color their understandings of the role of higher education in their own lives, their preferences and assumptions about liberal arts and professional fields, their perceptions of the options available to them, and their approach to enrolling in college and completing their majors.