Bata-bata, paano ka daw yayaman: A qualitative study on parental influences on children's concept of career and money

Date of Publication

2008

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Honor/Award

Awarded as best thesis, 2008

Thesis Adviser

Melissa Lucia L. Reyes

Defense Panel Member

May-ann Garo Santiago

Abstract/Summary

The research study examined the alignment of parents' socio-economic status, specifically low socio-economic status, middle socio-economic status and high socio-economic status, and workplace experience with their emerging adult children's concept of career and finance, career choice and career goals. The study is descriptive and qualitative in nature eighteen pairs of in-depth interviews with eighteen parents and eighteen emerging adults totaling in thirty-six interviews combined were conducted to gather relevant data for research study. Using qualitative content analysis, the results showed that there were considerable differences in parental influence across different socio-economic status specifically in quality and extent of involvement, work philosophy and workplace experiences. There were differences in emerging adults' concept of career and finance, career choice and career goals. In summary, major differences among high, middle and low socio-economic classes depends on the access of the different resources available to them. Parental variables had influence on emerging adults' concept of career and finance, career choices and career goals.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU14029

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

241 leaves ; 29 cm.

Keywords

Career development

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