Journal article
Using Social Class in Counseling Psychology Research
Journal of counseling psychology, Vol.51(1), pp.3-18
01/2004
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.51.1.3
Abstract
Social class is an important cultural construct, but it is poorly used in research. Problems in using social class may be associated with its poor definition in previous studies; conflating between social class and socioeconomic status; using objective indices such as income, education, and occupation rather than subjective measures; regarding social class as an adult experience; and not focusing on classism. Supporting the need to redefine social class, a content analysis of 3 counseling journals between 1981 and 2000 was conducted. Three thousand nine hundred fifteen articles were reviewed, yielding 710 articles using social class. Results showed social class was used in more theoretical than empirical articles, there was inconsistency in measuring social class, and 448 different words to describe social class. Recommendations for future research are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Using Social Class in Counseling Psychology Research
- Creators
- William Ming Liu - University of IowaSaba Rasheed Ali - University of IowaGeoff Soleck - Counseling Psychology Program, Division of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, University of IowaJoshua Hopps - Counseling Psychology Program, Div of Psychological & Quantitative Foundations, U Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USKwesi Dunston - Counseling Psychology Program, Div of Psychological & Quantitative Foundations, U Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USTheodore Pickett - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of counseling psychology, Vol.51(1), pp.3-18
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- DOI
- 10.1037/0022-0167.51.1.3
- ISSN
- 0022-0167
- eISSN
- 1939-2168
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2004
- Academic Unit
- Education Administration; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984371092502771
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