Discontinuity in changing from one status or role to another lessens with knowledge of the new role (gained through observation or indirect sources such as a counselor) and acquisition of its behavioral characteristics prior to formalization of the change (anticipatory socialization). This theory presumes that the image or role expectation upon which anticipatory socialization is based is accurate. In professional roles such as nursing or teaching, however, conflicting images exist: the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Professional Occupations, Role Perception, Socialization, Warnecke, Richard B.,...
