Family factors: Children who have experienced an accepting, satisfying parent – child relationship tend to make person oriented occupational choices. Some times parents narrow youth’s choice by selecting the college their child has to attend, believing their greater experience is a guarantee of sound judgment. Parents often seek to compensate for their own real/imagined failures through children’s achievement.
Parents should always aim at helping their children to achieve their best on their own, should help them to discover their abilities and talents. Only then children can build on what they really are, not merely follow an artificial pattern dreamed by their parents.
The school/college: Now-a-days the focus is on successful careers rather than on political and social concerns. The choice of a college apparently serves as a significant developmental function for the individual. It may serve personality needs more than the vocational needs. Career guidance cells have become essential in all colleges to direct the youth to suitable professions.
Socio cultural influence: individual’s cultural settings limit the range of occupation from which they can choose. Each occupation has its own social traditions. For example teachers may process a tradition of social values, likewise a medical professional will have a value of service orientation.
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