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The Career Mystique examines taken-for-granted rules of the career game—that continuous, full-time, hard work "pays off"—deeply embedded in the American Dream. Possibilities of fulfilling the career mystique are dwindling, given insecurities and risks of a global economy, strains and double demands on the job and at home, uncertainties and ambiguities around retirement. This outdated myth stands in the way of fashioning innovative policies more in keeping with life in 21st century America.
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In a multidisciplinary analysis of employment in the U.S., Moen (sociology, U. of Minnesota) and Roehling (psychology, Hope College, Holland, Michigan) argue that the widely held idea that hard and continuous work will inevitably pay off is out of date. Drawing from the Ecology of Careers Study (1998-2002) sponsored by their institutions and other trend data, they profile people whose realities have clashed with the career mystique, and discuss policies and practices maintaining/challenging this myth. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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