THE LEVEL OF PARENTS’ EXPECTATION ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN

Abstract

In this research, parents’ expectations have been highlighted which motivate their children in career paths rather through career counseling. Almost, 64% children in Islamabad adopted their profession in accordance with parents' desires. Youth’s capabilities and personal abilities were ignored during their career decision Across Islamabad, 170 respondents (youth) were selected to find their current profession and parents’ expectation towards their profession. The data elaborated the deep-rooted gap in the society between parental preferences regarding their children’s professional career and youth’s current profession. The structural functionalism model Adaptation, Goal-attainment, Integration, and Latency (A.G.I.L) have been used to elaborate the research. Further, five rotations for career building model have been presented by the researcher. The data were analyzed through employing an advanced version of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (S.P.S.S.). The results depicted that level of parents’ expectations had a significant impact on their children professional career paths in Islamabad.