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Achievement and Aspiration
dc.contributor.authorFox, Maryen_US
dc.contributor.authorFaver, Catherineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-14T13:46:34Z
dc.date.available2010-04-14T13:46:34Z
dc.date.issued1981en_US
dc.identifier.citationFox, Mary; Faver, Catherine (1981). "Achievement and Aspiration." Work and Occupations 8(4): 439-463. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68567>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0730-8884en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68567
dc.description.abstractIn contrast to previous work, our study considers both meaning and mediation factors in the achievement-aspiration relationship. In a sample of graduate students ("academic-career aspirants"), we examine sex differences in the achievement- aspiration relationship as they vary with type of academic achievement and professional aspirations, and as it is mediated by individuals' perceptions of their professional roles and their faculty's support. We find: (1) Women's achievement-aspiration conversion is different from, but not necessarily lower than, men's. Rather, the strength and direction of the relationship vary with aspiration type (traditional versus alternative) and, to some extent, with specific types of academic achievement (e.g., paper publication and GPA). (2) The mediators of the achievement-aspiration relationship also vary by sex and aspiration type. Notably, women's aspirations for traditional career rewards are largely a function of their perceptions of the structural availability of job opportunity.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.titleAchievement and Aspirationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelManagementen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelSociologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEconomicsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelBusinessen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherUniversity of Texas at Arlingtonen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68567/2/10.1177_073088848100800403.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/073088848100800403en_US
dc.identifier.sourceWork and Occupationsen_US
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