New perspectives on career and identity in the contemporary world |
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Authors: | Bill Law Frans Meijers Gerard Wijers |
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a National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling, Sheraton House, Castle Park, Cambridge CB3 OAX, UK.
b Meijers Onderzoek & Advies, Prinsenlaan 24, 6542 TB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
c Instituut voor Beroepskeuze-en Loopbaanpsychologie, Veerstraat 29-c, 1211 HJ Hilversum, The Netherlands. |
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Abstract: | For much of the 20th century, career and identity have been intimately interwoven: to know about work has been to know about the self. But meanings for both are differently constructed at different times in different discourses.This article re-examines the meaning of the concept of 'identity' under late modern conditions. It draws on discourses ranging from neuro-physiology to autobiography. The primary purpose of the piece is to set up some signposts for alignment of the careers-work field to the demands of our time. In particular, the article concludes that much of policy-directed development in this field takes too little account of emerging and significant relationships between career and identity. |
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