Training Sociologists: An Assessment of Professional Socialization and the Emergence of Career Aspirations.

Keith, Bruce; Moore, Helen A.

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ERIC Number: EJ510887

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Publication Date: 1995

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Training Sociologists: An Assessment of Professional Socialization and the Emergence of Career Aspirations.

Keith, Bruce; Moore, Helen A.

Teaching Sociology, v23 n3 p199-214 Jul 1995

Reports on a study of professional socialization and the emergence of career aspirations among 566 graduate students in sociology. Finds that access to initial funding and mentoring have substantial effects on students' professional socialization. (CFR)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Departments, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Occupational Aspiration, Reference Groups, Significant Others, Social Scientists, Socialization, Sociology, Student Interests

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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