Career Construction of Black Undergraduate Students

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Racism is a phenomenon that damages different aspects of black people's lives, including their careers. Therefore, this study aimed to understand how black undergraduate students build their careers through career adaptability and deal with      the effects of racism. The present study adopted the Career Construction theory as a reference. Data were obtained through 27 semi-structured interviews, with self-declared black undergraduate students from a public higher education institution located in the Southeast region of Brazil, and was analyzed using a descending hierarchical classification, developed in IRaMuTeQ software. The results showed that racism partially limits the control of black undergraduate students over their careers, causing them to worry about the future. It was concluded that confidence can be raised and ambitions can be achieved through persistence and social support, provided inside and outside the higher education institution, methods which have emerged as ways of handling the problem by undergraduate students.

Keywords: racism, professional development, college students.

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Caio Gracco Lima Ancillotti, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil

Psicólogo. Graduado e Mestre em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo.

Priscilla Martins-Silva, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil

Doutora, mestre e graduada em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Atualmente, é Professora do Departamento de Administração, do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Possui experiência na área de Psicologia, com ênfase em Psicologia Social, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Carreira, Psicologia Organizacional e do Trabalho e Teoria das Representações Sociais.

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2022-10-01

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Vol. 22 No. 4 (2022): rPOT N4/2022

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