Youth Unemployment and Society - Anne C. Petersen

Youth Unemployment and Society

By: Anne C. Petersen (Editor), Jeylan T. Mortimer (Editor)

Paperback | 11 February 2006

At a Glance

Paperback


$59.58

Aims to ship in 7 to 10 business days

As societies become more technically advanced and jobs require more expertise, young people are forced into a prolonged state of social marginality. Employment during adolescence could provide significant experiences for growth into later work roles, but most societies are not equipped to provide adolescents with meaningful work experience. In Youth Unemployment and Society, a group of historians, psychologists, economists and sociologists provide a cross-national examination of trends in youth unemployment and intervention strategies in the United States and Europe. Assessing the causes of aggregate societal unemployment rates, the authors address factors that make individuals more vulnerable to unemployment and consider the developmental consequences of this experience. The volume also examines how persistently high rates of youth unemployment affect society's values, beliefs, and institutions.
Industry Reviews
"The volume offers not only comprehensive reviews and interpretations of relevant literature, but also methodological and theoretical challenges to social scientists who work on these problems. The conclusions drawn throughout are well supported by the latest scientific research on the determining, mediating, and moderating factors affecting unemployment in Europe and North America. The book provides analyses of the success of national programs and systems designed to alleviate unemployment or prevent it from becoming a personal and societal problem." Leann M. Tigges, Contemporary Sociology

More in Labour Economics

Bullshit Jobs : A Theory - David Graeber

RRP $24.99

$23.75

Understanding Employment Relations - Keith Abbott

RRP $99.95

$85.90

14%
OFF
Employee Relations : A Practical Introduction - Elizabeth Aylott
Private Revolutions : Coming of Age in a New China - Yuan Yang
Psychometric Tests For Dummies : For Dummies - Liam Healy

RRP $26.95

$23.25

14%
OFF
Managing a Global Workforce : 4th Edition - Charles Vance

RRP $75.99

$65.25

14%
OFF
Modern Labor Economics : 14th Edition - Theory and Public Policy - Ronald G. Ehrenberg
Employee Engagement : A Practical Introduction - Emma Bridger

RRP $48.50

$43.50

10%
OFF
Employee Relations : A Practical Introduction - Elizabeth Aylott

RRP $156.00

$98.25

37%
OFF
Arise : Power, Strategy and Union Resurgence - Jane Holgate

RRP $43.99

$31.25

29%
OFF
Work, Pay, and Sustainability : A New Economics of Labor - Daphne T. Greenwood
Work, Pay, and Sustainability : A New Economics of Labor - Daphne T. Greenwood