The career mystique : cracks in the American dream / Phyllis Moen and Patricia Roehling.

Author: Moen, Phyllis.

Imprint:Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2005.

Descriptionxi, 291 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:The career mystique -- Learning the career mystique : where do values and expectations come from? -- Do young adults still believe in the career mystique? -- If "real" work is paid work, can new parents follow the career mystique? -- Living the career mystique : making it, giving up, or slipping behind? -- Life midcourse : are retirement or second acts inevitable, desirable, or even possible? -- Policies and practices : maintaining the status quo or challenging the career mystique? -- Beyond the career mystique : recasting the lock-step life course.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-269) and indexes.

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