Career Mystique
The Career Mystique shows that most Americans-men and women-continue to embrace the myth that hard work, long hours, and continuous employment pay off, even though it is out of date and out of place in twenty-first-century America. Phyllis Moen and Patricia Roehling argue that the lock step arrangements around education, work, family, and retirement no longer fit the realities and risks of contemporary living, yet the roles, rules, and regulations spawned by the career mystique remain in...
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The Career Mystique examines taken-for-granted rules of the career game—that continuous, full-time, hard work _pays off_—deeply embedded in the American Dream. Possibilities of fulfilling the career mystique are dwindling, given insecurities and risks of a global economy, strains and double demands on the job and at home, uncertainties and ambiguities around retirement. This outdated myth stands in the way of fashioning innovative policies more in keeping with life in 21st century America.
1The career mystique12Learning the career mystique : where do values and expectations come from?263Do young adults still believe in the career mystique?414If real work is paid work, can new parents follow the career mystique?605Living the career mystique : making it, giving up, or slipping behind?946Life midcourse : are retirement or second acts inevitable, desirable, or even possible?1297Policies and practices : maintaining the status quo or challenging the career mystique?1588Beyond the career mystique : recasting the lockstep life course187
\ ChoiceThe book provides interesting details, including international examples and excellent references. Highly recommended.\ \ \ \ \ PsycCRITIQUESWorthy of attention.\ \
