Consuming Work : Youth Labor in America /

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Youth labor is an important element in our modern economy, but as students' consumption habits have changed, so too have their reasons for working. In Consuming Work, Yasemin Besen-Cassino reveals that many American high school and college students work for social reasons, not monetary gain. Mo...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Besen-Cassino, Yasemin (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2014.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Youth > Social conditions.
Youth > Employment.
Part-time employment.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
Jeunesse > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Youth > United States > Social conditions.
Part-time employment > United States.
Youth > Employment > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Youth labor is an important element in our modern economy, but as students' consumption habits have changed, so too have their reasons for working. In Consuming Work, Yasemin Besen-Cassino reveals that many American high school and college students work for social reasons, not monetary gain. Most are affluent, suburban, white youth employed in part-time jobs at places like the Coffee Bean so they can be associated with a cool brand, hangout with their friends, and get discounts. Consuming Work offers a fascinating picture of youth at work and how jobs a.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (232 pages).
ISBN:9781439909508

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