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"Brandman är mitt första mål" : En kvantitativ och kvalitativ undersökning om ungdomars framtida studie- och yrkesval utifrån ett sociokulturellt och könstillhörande perspektiv

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:sh-3848
Date January 2010
CreatorsRohyo, Lea
PublisherSödertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageSwedish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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