Exploration process and future plans of Arabs and Jewish Israeli young adult : implications for career interventions

Abstract

This chapter presents and discusses the career plans of Israeli Arab and Jewish young adults. It also considers in some detail recent Israeli studies on the process of career exploration in the period of emerging adulthood. These studies illustrate how culture as well as socio-political conditions shapes this process and impact on plans for the future. The chapter concludes by making a series of reflections and suggestions regarding career interventions that use a broad definition of career. It is argued that there is a need to focus career intervention on work, family and the interface between the two, highlighting the importance of family involvement, especially with young adults from more traditional and collectivistic cultures.