Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part 1. Introduction and cases

Introduction to theories of career development and choice : origins, evolution, and current efforts / Duane Brown

Case studies / Duane Brown

Part 2. Sociological perspective

Career choice and development from a sociological perspective / Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson, Jeylan T. Mortimer

Part 3. Developmental and postmodern theories

Gottfredson's theory of circumscription, compromise, and self-creation / Linda S. Gottfredson

Career construction : a developmental theory of vocational behavior / Mark L. Savickas

A contextualist explanation of career / Richard A. Young, Ladislav Valach, Audrey Collin

Part 4. Career development theories anchored in learning theory

Social cognitive career theory / Robert W. Lent, Steven D. Brown, Gail Hackett

A cognitive information processing approach to career problem solving and decision making / Gary W. Peterson, James P. Sampson Jr., Janet G. Lenz, Robert C. Reardon

Part 5: Trait-factor theories and summation

Holland's theory of personalities in work environments / Arnold R. Spokane, Erik J. Luchetta, Matthew H. Richwine

Person-environment-correspondence theory / Rene V. Dawis
The role of work values and cultural values in occupational choice, satisfaction, and success : a theoretical statement / Duane Brown