1. JoAnn Harris-Bowlsbey, Ed.D.
7th Edition
Take Hold of Your Future
Session 4:
Life Goals and Roles
JoAnn Harris-Bowlsbey, Ed.D.

2. Objectives At the end of this session, students will be able to:
Define career.
List changes that have occurred and are occurring in life roles in the Information Age.
Describe relationships among lifestyle, life roles, and career goals.
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3. Definitions
Occupation – a set of work tasks that one usually performs on a specific job.
Career – the sum total of the activities in all the roles one plays at any given time.
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4. The Life-Career Rainbow
Adapted from Career Choice and Development: Applying Contemporary Theories to Practice (2nd. ed.).
Duane Brown, Linda Brooks, and Associates (Eds.), Copyright © 1990, Jossey-Bass Inc.
Reprinted with permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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