Editor: Barling, Julian; Editor: Kelloway, E. Kevin
Hardback; Book
328 pages
Published: December 1998
American Psychological Association
ISBN: 1557985634

By the time North American teenagers graduate from high school, 80% of them have been employed on a part-time basis. Yet this important socializing force has been little studied by psychology. Young Workers fills this gap by comprehensively revealing the complexities of young people's transition from school into the world of work. Examining both part-time and full-time workers, this book paints a detailed portrait of how young workers experience their first jobs, how they form their attitudes and beliefs about work, and how current economic and social conditions shape young people'sexperience. Readers interested in the development, growth, and organizational implications of youth employment will find this a rich resource of information.This work examines how young workers experience their first jobs, how attitudes and beliefs about work are formed, and how economic and social conditions shape young people's experience. Topics include: how income is used; salary expectations; unemployment; child labour; and underground economies.