The Sense of Vocation: A Study of Career and Life Development (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780791402450)

Larry Cochran examines the meaning of a sense of vocation as it is lived over the course of a life. By studying more than twenty autobiographies of people who clearly had a mission in life, the author identifies commonalities and weaves them into a general story or plot. The common story involves a detailed description of four phases of life from childhood through old age. It illustrates how a significant form that unifies desire arises in youth, how individuals transform themselves to adopt a meaningful role in a drama, how a work of life develops, and how a sense of vocation culminates. Thus, the book is important as a descriptive answer to the question of what makes life meaningful. It provides a paradigm case of career at its best.

Author: Larry Cochran
ISBN-10: 0791402452
ISBN-13: 9780791402450
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Language: English
Published: 07/05/1990
Pages: 222
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs