Young Workers
Varieties of Experience
American Psychological Association (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1999
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-1-55798-563-7 (ISBN)
Description
This work examines how young part-time and full-time workers experience their first jobs, how attitudes and beliefs about work are formed, and how current economic and social conditions shape young people's experience. Chapter topics include the cost and benefits of part-time work; how income acquired is used and young people's salary expectations, the experience of unemployment, child labour and underground economies, occupational health and safety issues; and young people's experience of and attitudes toward labour unions. In their conclusion, the editors highlight the diversity of both young workers themselves and their experience of the labour market.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55798-563-7 (9781557985637)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The Nature of Youth Employment; Learning to Work; Gender Differences in Employment and Income Experiences Among Young People; Developmental Consequences of Youth Employment; Child Labour and Exploitation; Occupational Safety and Health in Young People; Reconceptualizing Youth Unemployment; Youth and Labour Representation.