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ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS: WOMEN AND WORK Volume 9 FEMALE LIFE CAREERS: A PATTERN APPROACH Taylor& Francis Taylor & Francis Group http:/ /taylorandfrancis.com FEMALE LIFE CAREERS: A PATTERN APPROACH SIGRID B. GUSTAFSON and DAVID MAGNUSSON First published in 1991 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. This edition frst published in 2022 by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 1991 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identifcation and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-1-032-27038-8 (Set) ISBN: 978-1-032-31021-3 (Volume 9) (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-032-31026-8 (Volume 9) (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-30768-6 (Volume 9) (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003307686 Publisher’s Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this reprint but points out that some imperfections in the original copies may be apparent. Disclaimer The publisher has made every effort to trace copyright holders and would welcome correspondence from those they have been unable to trace. PATHST HROUGH LIFE Volume 3 Female Life Careers: A Pattern Approach Sigrid B. Gustafson VirginiaP olytechnicIn stitute and State University David Magnusson Universityo f Stockholm ~ LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, PUBLISHERS 1991 Hillsdale, New Jersey Hove and London Copyright© 1991 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microform, retrieval system, or any other means, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 365 Broadway Hillsdale, New Jersey 07642 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gustafson, Sigrid B. Female life careers : a pattern approach / Sigrid B. Gustafson, p. cm. - (Paths through life : v. 3) Includes index. ISBN 0-8058-0948-1 I. Women-Psychology. 2. Women-Education. 3. Women-Employment. I. Magnusson, David. II. Title. III. Series. HQ1206.G87 1991 305.43-dc20 90-13923 CIP Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To our respective daughters- Erin LauraB ekowiesU, llaM agnusson,a nd Anna MagnussonS joberg Taylor& Francis Taylor & Francis Group http:/ /taylorandfrancis.com Contents Preface ix Chapter 1 An Interactional Perspective on Female Career Development 1 Chapter 2 Research Strategy and Methods 7 Chapter 3 Girls' Ability and School Adaptation at Ages 13 and 16 15 Chapter 4 A Closer Investigation of Particular "Developmental Streams" 38 Chapter 5 The Relation of Family Background to Girls' Ability and School Adaptation in Early Adolescence 55 Chapter 6 A Closer Look at Parents' Values and Their Daughters' Achievement 79 Chapter 7 Aspiration and Choice as Related to Girls' Ability/Adaptation Patterns in Early Adolescence 89 vii