The aim of this study was to investigate the family´s influence on the adolescents, taking into consideration their gender and whether they attended private or public schools. In order to develop the research we took fifty-eight students from public and private schools from both genders, their ages being between 16 and 19 years old. A questionnaire with 24 questions was used. The results revealed that the participants were favorable to the family´s attitude concerning the choice of children´s profession. The presence of conflict and familiar crises resulting from adolescence were not so strong. A strong and consistent influence of the family, particularly of the parents, without imposition, did not seem to cause problems. The atmosphere of interpersonal relations seemed to be good and favored the influence and support of the family regarding the adolescents´s decisions about their profession.
Labour; Adolescence; Occupational choice
