In his theory of life-span and life-space, Super suggests viewing this field of study
with a developmental perspective. He studies issues such as career development
stages, career development tasks, self-concept, and career maturity. The life-span,
life-space, approach to career development brings together life-stage psychology and
social role theory to convey a comprehensive picture of multiple-role careers, together
with their determinants and interactions. The life-space approach depicts life theaters
and roles. The space dimension addresses the social situation in which an individual
lives. The life-span approach depicts life stages, and demarcates them to coincide with
childhood, adolescence, adulthood, middlessence, and senescence. The time dimension
adds a developmental perspective that focuses on how people change and make
transitions as they prepare for, engage in, and reflect upon their life roles, especially the
work role (Super et al., 1996, p. 126).