Southern Theory Perspective and Career Development
- 1 July 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Australian Journal of Career Development
- Vol. 17 (2), 30-37
- https://doi.org/10.1177/103841620801700206
Abstract
This paper offers a preliminary exploration of Connell's idea of southern theory and its potential application to career development. Four assumptions of metropolitan (northern) social theory are described: (a) the claim of universality, (b) reading from the centre, (c) gestures of exclusion, and (d) grand erasure. These assumptions are challenged by reframing Super's long-standing career stages model, showing parallels between the model and social theories Connell critiques.Keywords
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