Ethnicity and Careers of Chinese-Canadian Young Adults.

Intro -- ETHNICITY AND CAREERS OF CHINESE-CANADIAN YOUNG ADULTS -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABSTRACT -- Chapter 1 ETHNICITY, ACCULTURATION AND CAREERS -- BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY -- RATIONALE OF THE STUDY -- DEFINITION OF TERMS -- ACCULTURATION: THE CONTEXT -- ETHNICITY: CONCEPTUALIZATION AND COMPONENTS -- Ethnicity as Minority Status -- Chinese Immigration to Canada -- Current Demographics -- Present Minority Experience of Chinese in Canada -- Ethnicity as Culture -- Chinese Cultural Characteristics and Values -- Collectivism -- Filial Piety -- Conformity to Norms -- Emotional Self-Control -- Family Recognition through Achievement -- Humility -- Ethnicity as Ethnic Identity -- Chinese Canadians' Ethnic Identity -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 2 CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF CHINESE CANADIANS -- APPLICABLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORIES -- Holland's Theory of Types -- Social Cognitive Career Theory -- Gottfredson's Theory of Circumscription and Compromise -- Super's Life-Span Theory -- EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVES AND EVIDENCE ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT -- FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT -- INFLUENCE OF MINORITY STATUS ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT -- Influence of Cultural Values on Career Development -- Parental Influence -- Collectivism -- INFLUENCE OF ETHNIC IDENTITY AND ACCULTURATION ON VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 3 STUDY A CROSS-CULTURAL CAREER EXPERIENCE -- ASSUMPTIONS AND RATIONALE FOR A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN -- GROUNDED THEORY -- RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS -- Sampling Strategy -- Selection Criteria -- Recruitment -- Characteristics of Participants -- THE ROLE OF THE RESEARCHER -- DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS -- Interview -- Data Analysis -- Confidentiality of Data -- Methods for Verification -- Chapter 4 CAREER SUMMARY OF PARTICIPANTS -- Participant 1 -- Participant 2 -- Participant 3.

Participant 4 -- Participant 5 -- Participant 6 -- Participant 7 -- Participant 8 -- Participant 9 -- Participant 10 -- Participant 11 -- Participant 12 -- Participant 13 -- Chapter 5 ETHNICITY INTERSECTS CAREERS -- INFLUENTIAL EXPERIENCES IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT -- Educational Experience -- Advice from Mentors -- Previous Work Experience -- Desperate Circumstances -- Coming to Canada -- FACTORS INFLUENCING CAREER DECISION-MAKING -- Career Interests -- Remuneration -- Market Demand -- Chinese Cultural Values and Parental Influence -- Transmission of Chinese Values -- Key Chinese Characteristics and Values -- Need for Recognition -- Keeping Stability -- Striving for Success -- Parental Influence -- Overt Interference -- Covert Interference -- Support and Respect -- Response to Chinese Values -- Disregard -- Internalization -- Balanced Choice -- THE ROLE OF ETHNICITY IN WORK AND CAREERS -- Chinese Values -- Work Hard and Do Well -- Reserved -- Ethnic Identity -- Component of Ethnic Identity -- Language -- Social Group -- Lifestyle -- Place of birth and growth -- Mindset and Values -- Nature of Ethnic Identity -- Unfamiliarity with the Canadian Culture -- Dissociation between Work and Other Life Aspects -- In-the-Middle Breed -- Lack of Incentive to Adapt -- Impact of Ethnic Identity -- Struggle to Socialize and Build Relationships with Coworkers -- Barriers to Advancement -- Sense of Exclusion -- Communication Difficulty -- Tendency to Bond with Own Ethnic Group -- Minority Status -- No Influence -- Positive Impact -- Negative Impact -- Chapter 6 EXPLICATE A CROSS-CULTURAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT -- INFLUENTIAL EXPERIENCES IN THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF CHINESE CANADIAN YOUNG ADULTS -- Interest as a Core of Career Experience -- Utilitarian View of Education -- Impact of Coming to Canada.

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CAREER DECISION-MAKING OF CHINESE CANADIAN YOUNG ADULTS -- Career Interests and its Relation to Other Factors -- Career Decision-Making Style -- Chinese Values -- Response to Chinese Values -- THE ROLE OF ETHNICITY IN THE WORK EXPERIENCE OF CHINESE CANADIAN YOUNG ADULTS -- Chinese Cultural Values -- Ethnic Identity -- Minority Status -- IMPLICATIONS FOR THEORY AND PRACTICE IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND COUNSELING -- Theoretical Implications -- Practical Implications -- STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS -- SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A: GUIDING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS -- I. CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND DECISION-MAKING -- II. ETHNICITY AND ITS ROLE IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT -- A. Cultural Values and its Role in Career Development -- B. Ethnic Identity and its Role in Career Development -- C. Minority Status and its Role in Career Development -- APPENDIX B: SUMMARY OF RESULTS -- APPENDIX C: SUMMARY OF PARTICIPANTS' BACKGROUND -- INDEX.

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