"Brandman är mitt första mål": En kvantitativ och kvalitativ undersökning om ungdomars framtida studie- och yrkesval utifrån ett sociokulturellt och könstillhörande perspektiv
2010 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
Sweden is a country based on democracy and equality. As a result, both men and women areencouraged to aspire equal career opportunities.
The aim of this study is to explore how social and cultural contexts, as well as gender aspects,affect Swedish Upper Secondary Class pupils when they choose career. The study focuses onstudents who have chosen an ambitious school curriculum.
As method, the study uses both qualitative interviews with students and a quantitative survey.
The theoretical framework is based on gender theory and on the social and cultural contexttheory of Bourdieu.
The result of the study shows that gender and social as well as cultural context affect students’ambitions and career choices.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2010. , p. 39
Keywords [en]
social context, cultural context, gender, career opportunities, Bourdieu, gendertheory
Keywords [sv]
sociokulturella faktorer, könstillhörighet, framtida studier- och yrke, Bourdieus teori, genusteori
National Category
Pedagogical Work
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-3848OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-3848DiVA, id: diva2:349863
Presentation
2010-08-26, Södertörns högskola, Flemmingsberg, 13:00 (Swedish)
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
Supervisors
Examiners
2010-09-102010-09-092010-10-14Bibliographically approved