Adolescents' Career Choices in East and West Germany After Reunification: Interregional and Intraregional Differences and the Role of Gender

A sample of East and West German adolescents who had made career decisions were drawn from data collected in 1991, 1996, and in 1998 for the East only. Focusing on gender typicality of career choice, the level of East and West differences that were awaited in 1991, particularly for female adolescent...

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Published in:The American behavioral scientist (Beverly Hills) 2001-07, Vol.44 (11), p.1879-1898
Main Authors: CHRISTMAS-BEST, VERONA E., SCHMITT-RODERMUND, EVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Career development planning
Careers
Children & youth
Decision making
East and West
Economic Change
Employment
Federal Republic of Germany
Females
Gender
Gender differentiation
German language
German Reunification
German unification
Germany
Human behaviour
Human capital
Labor market
Males
Occupational Choice
Occupational Segregation
Occupations
Political change
Reunification
Sex Differences
Sexes
Social Change
Teenagers
Trends
Women
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Summary:A sample of East and West German adolescents who had made career decisions were drawn from data collected in 1991, 1996, and in 1998 for the East only. Focusing on gender typicality of career choice, the level of East and West differences that were awaited in 1991, particularly for female adolescents, was expected to be lower in 1996. Overall, due to ongoing economic and social changes, male adolescents were expected to show increased interest in gender neutral occupations, such as trade and commerce, and female adolescents an increasing concentration into female typical occupational areas, such as health services. This trend was found in the West but not in the East until 1998.
ISSN:0002-7642
1552-3381
DOI:10.1177/00027640121958203