Chapter 13. THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE THEORY

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. Part I: DESIGN OF THE STUDY
5. Chapter 1. THE PROBLEM OF OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE 3
6. Chapter 2. IN SEARCH OF AN APPROACH 10
7. Chapter 3. CURRENT THEORIES OF OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE 18
8. Chapter 4. FRAMEWORK OF A DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY 26
9. Chapter 5. THE CASE MATERIALS 39
10. Chapter 6. SECURING THE FACTS 49
11. Part II: THE BASIC PROCESS OF DECISION-MAKING
12. Chapter 7. THE THREE PERIODS OF OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE DETERMINATION 59
13. Chapter 8. THE PERIOD OF TENTATIVE CHOICES 73
14. Chapter 9. THE PERIOD OF REALISTIC CHOICES 95
15. Chapter 10. CHOICE PATTERNS: VARIATIONS AND DEVIATIONS 118
16. Part III: SIGNIFICANT GROUPS
17. Chapter 11. THE LOWER INCOME GROUP 133
18. Chapter 12. WOMEN 160
19. Part IV: A GENERAL THEORY OF OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE
20. Chapter 13. THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE THEORY 185
21. Chapter 14. EMOTIONAL FACTORS AND OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE 199
22. Chapter 15. OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE AND WORK 214
23. Part V: POLICY
24. Chapter 16. THE CONSERVATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES 231
25. Bibliography 255
26. Index 263