HOLLANDS-THEORY - ITS RELEVANCE FOR LESBIAN WOMEN AND GAY MEN

This article will examine the relevance of Holland's theory for lesbia n women and gay men. Holland's focus on individual personality type, w ork environment type, and the congruence between these types will be d iscussed and related to Cass's (1979) model of lesbian and gay identit y development. In addition, Holland's central ideas and their related working assumptions and background principles will be discussed as rel ated to the workplace environment's attitudes toward lesbians and gays . It is suggested that both Holland's ''congruence'' and Cass's ''inte rpersonal congruency'' need to be considered in assisting lesbian and gay career clients. Finally, seven research hypotheses have been gener ated to encourage empirical contributions to the growing knowledge bas e on lesbian and gay career choice and development. (C) 1996 Academic Press, Inc.