Radical shift: a grounded theory approach to midlife career change of professionals

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dc.contributor.advisorStebbins, Robert A.
dc.contributor.authorMellor, Brian E.
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T21:14:18Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T21:14:18Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 168-172en
dc.description.abstractThere has been a modest amount of current academic research that has explored the family, situational, lifestyle, demographic, motivational, and/or life course factors that influence people in midlife to change professions. The findings expressed in this study came about through the use of an inductive grounded theory approach to analyze semi-structured interviews with former lawyers and educators who left their professions and are now engaged in unrelated careers. Major findings include: the motivations for why people leave their first careers; the link between the professional, personal, and family spheres of one 's life; the importance of spousal support and security; the transitional process undergone; the consequences of a career change on the family; and the types of new careers that were pursued. Overall, this study discusses how the lines between work, leisure, family, and lifestyle are blurred when people are successful in the proactive pursuit of a new and desirable career.
dc.format.extentx, 176 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationMellor, B. E. (2006). Radical shift: a grounded theory approach to midlife career change of professionals (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/721en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/721
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/101722
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titleRadical shift: a grounded theory approach to midlife career change of professionals
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1665 520492182
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleaseyen
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