Ethnic Identity and Career Orientation of Javanese and Chinese Students: A Conceptual Study

Abstract

Personality identities derived from cultural factors will determine attitudes and behavior. Cultural ideology will produce different perspectives on life, including views in determining career orientation. There is a relationship between family ethnicity and individual career orientation. Javanese and Chinese ethnicities are the two most prominent ethnic groups. The relationship between the two is often described as the relationship between majority and minority. The Chinese cultural value system has a cultural orientation that has an economic network based on the value of its ancestral heritage. Meanwhile, the cultural value system of the Javanese family is more varied and comprehensive in terms of careers and is influenced by the variety of socio-cultural values that develop in the family and social community where they live. This article will discuss the influence of ethnic identity on the career orientation of Javanese and Chinese students.