Occupational possible selves: Fears and aspirations of college women

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 188-203

  Chalk, Linda M ^a   Meara, Naomi M ^a   Day, Jeanne D ^a   Davis, Kathleen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender and work; Possible selves; Women's occupational aspirations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645731433     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072704273127     Document Type: Article

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