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THE ROLE OF PARENTAL CULTURAL CAPITAL IN STUDENTS CAREER SELECTION AT HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL IN DISTRICT LAYYAH

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).11      10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).11      Published : Sep 2021

The Role of Parental Cultural Capital in Student's Career Selection at Higher Education Level in District Layyah

Abstract

    The career selection process is a very important decisionin every student’s life. Many factors are affecting before thetaking a decision on their future career. In this study, the researcher wants toinvestigate the influence of respondents’ parental cultural capital of selectedareas. Some other factors like; the profession of their parents, their residenceand the income of their family on the career selection process of 320students of tertiary level education from the government sector graduatecolleges of District Layyah. In this study, the researcher also investigatedthose students who are studying in the B.S. program; either they are in theirown will, or they faced some external forces with selecting this field of study.For this proposal, the data was collected through a questionnaire. The resultsshow the parents influence as most significant in the career selection processof the students at the higher education level. It is recommended that parentsequally mobilize their resources, such as social and cultural capital, to theirchildren. This will help them make wise career decisions.

    (1) Ghulam Abbas
    PhD Scholar, Department of Sociology, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Farooq
    Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Ayesha Chaudhary
    Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Abbas, G., Farooq, M., & Chaudhary, A. (2021). The Role of Parental Cultural Capital in Student's Career Selection at Higher Education Level in District Layyah. Global Social Sciences Review, VI(III), 97-105. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).11

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Abbas, Ghulam, Muhammad Farooq, and Ayesha Chaudhary. 2021. "The Role of Parental Cultural Capital in Student's Career Selection at Higher Education Level in District Layyah." Global Social Sciences Review, VI (III): 97-105 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).11

HARVARD

    HARVARD : ABBAS, G., FAROOQ, M. & CHAUDHARY, A. 2021. The Role of Parental Cultural Capital in Student's Career Selection at Higher Education Level in District Layyah. Global Social Sciences Review, VI, 97-105.

MHRA

    MHRA : Abbas, Ghulam, Muhammad Farooq, and Ayesha Chaudhary. 2021. "The Role of Parental Cultural Capital in Student's Career Selection at Higher Education Level in District Layyah." Global Social Sciences Review, VI: 97-105

MLA

    MLA : Abbas, Ghulam, Muhammad Farooq, and Ayesha Chaudhary. "The Role of Parental Cultural Capital in Student's Career Selection at Higher Education Level in District Layyah." Global Social Sciences Review, VI.III (2021): 97-105 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Abbas, Ghulam, Farooq, Muhammad, and Chaudhary, Ayesha (2021), "The Role of Parental Cultural Capital in Student's Career Selection at Higher Education Level in District Layyah", Global Social Sciences Review, VI (III), 97-105

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Abbas, Ghulam, Muhammad Farooq, and Ayesha Chaudhary. "The Role of Parental Cultural Capital in Student's Career Selection at Higher Education Level in District Layyah." Global Social Sciences Review VI, no. III (2021): 97-105. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).11