Adolescents, Work, and Family: An Intergenerational Developmental Analysis - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803951256 ISBN 13 : 9780803951259

Editeur : SAGE Publications, Inc, 1996

Synopsis

Based on an eight-year study, this book examines how the work experiences of adolescents, both at home and in the paid workforce, affect their lives and their relationships. The book is unique in that it studies not only adolescents, but their parents as well.

Among their findings the contributors reveal: the importance of work quality and context in developing youth competence; the similarity between parents and children in their perception of the benefits and costs of youth work; how paid work can contribute to positive family relationships; how positive work experiences can buffer the adolescent from stressful family problems; and how adolescents' work plans influence their transition to adulthood. In addition, the book

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Based on an eight-year study, this book examines how the work experiences of adolescents, both at home and in the paid workforce, affect their lives and their relationships. The book is unique in that it studies not only adolescents, but their parents as well. Among their findings the contributors reveal: the importance of work quality and context in developing youth competence; the similarity between parents and children in their perception of the benefits and costs of youth work; how paid work can contribute to positive family relationships; how positive work experiences can buffer the adolescent from stressful family problems; and how adolescents' work plans influence their transition to adulthood. In addition, the book

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803951256
• ISBN 13: 9780803951259
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Éditeur: Finch Michael D., Mortimer Jeylan T.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible