ABSTRACT
We are aware of no society in which people, or the groups to which they belong or are ascribed membership, are (or were) considered and treated on an equal basis (cf. Fouad & Brown, 2000 with Brown & Fouad, 2000). In the present society, we generally accept that there is differential access to economic resources, social prestige, and social power, even if we do not accept certain bases on which access is afforded. Consider, also, that occupations represent “ecological niches” in a given society (Gottfredson, 2002). Consequently, career development and helping people both to make career choices and to adjust successfully in the vocational world has real-life consequences. And those consequences would be expected to be particularly significant for racial or ethnic minorities (see Leong, 1995; Leong & Brown, 1995).
