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A category of occupations from Holland’s (1973) RIASEC (realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional) model of vocational interests that involve the serving of others and social interaction
Social Vocational Interests
Holland (1973) described individuals with the social occupational interest type as having a preference for occupations and activities that involve interaction with other people (e.g., teaching, tour guide, and human relations). These individuals have a tendency to avoid ordered, systematic activities that involve the use of materials, tools, and machinery (i.e., realistic occupations). Social individuals value cultivating the welfare of others and see themselves as empathetic, patient, and interpersonally gifted. Social people report a lack of interest in mechanical fields. People of this type are often described as helpful, idealistic, sociable, feminine, agreeable,...
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Kowalski, C.M., Schermer, J.A. (2017). Social Occupational Types. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_798-1
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