title: Attitudes of American youth concerning military and civilian jobs.
abstract: This study of 306 youths compared the attitudes toward military and civilian jobs among blacks, Hispanics, whites, and Asian-Americans, and for males versus females. Results indicated that blacks and Hispanics, but not Asian-Americans, had a more favorable attitude toward military service than did whites, and males viewed military service more favorably than did females. Military service was seen as patriotic and providing leadership training, while civilian jobs were seen as allowing for more freedom and being more enjoyable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70609.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bartling
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eisenman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002322:Career Mobility; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009790:Occupations; D015995:Prevalence; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent