Understanding Careers: The Metaphors of Working LivesUnderstanding Careers: The Metaphors of Working Lives uses a unique framework of nine archetypal metaphors to encapsulate the field of career studies. Using an easy-to-read style, author Kerr Inkson examines key concepts, illustrating them with over 50 authentic career cases, to build an excellent bridge between theory and "real life." |
Contents
Acknowledgments | |
Introduction | |
Chapter 1 Career and Metaphor | |
Chapter 2 Careers as Inheritances | |
Chapter 3 Careers as Cycles | |
Chapter 4 Careers as Action | |
Chapter 5 Careers as Fit | |
Chapter 6 Careers as Journeys | |
Chapter 8 Careers as Relationships | |
Chapter 9 Careers as Resources | |
Chapter 10 Careers as Stories | |
Chapter 11 Careers in Practice | |
Chapter 12 Career Counseling and Metaphor | |
About the Author and Contributor | |
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