Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Consuming Work by Yasemin Besen-Cassino Contributes a deeper understanding of the changing nature of American labour. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 are marketed to these students. Besen-Cassino also shows how the roots of gender and class inequality in the labor force have their beginnings in this critical labor sector. Exploring the social meaning of youth at work, and providing critical insights into labor and the youth workforce, Consuming Work contributes a deeper understanding of the changing nature of American labor. Author Biography Yasemin Besen-Cassino is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Montclair State University. She is the co-author (with Dan Cassino) of Consuming Politics: Jon Stewart, Branding and the Youth Vote in America, and co-editor (with Michael Kimmel) of The Jessie Bernard Reader. Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1 Consuming Work: Introduction to Youth Work in America 2 "Would You Like an Application with Your Coffee?" 3 Fun or Exploitation? The Lived Experience of Suburban Youth Work 4 Pay or Play? The Youth Labor Force in the United States and Other Industrialized Countries 5 "They Need Me Here": Work as a Perceived Alternative to School 6 "White, Young, Middle Class": Aesthetic Labor, Race, and Class in the Youth Labor Force 7 Origins of the Gender Wage Gap: Gender Inequality in the Youth Labor Force 8 Conclusion: The Economic Recession and the Future of Youth Labor Appendix: Notes on Methodology References Index Review "Besen-Cassino counters conventional wisdom that young people take undesirable service-sector jobs only because they need the money... The author also offers a critical look at how youth turn to the workplace to fill gaps left by their impersonal educational institutions and at how workforce disparities based on race, gender, and class have their roots in workers early experiences... VERDICT [T]his engaging read will appeal to scholars of the sociology of work, as well as some high school and college students and their teachers, mentors, and parents. It could also be of great use to those who hire millennials or who work to help economically disadvantaged young people." - Library Journal "Topics include motivations for part-time work among otherwise affluent youth." - Chronicle of Higher Education Promotional Contributes a deeper understanding of the changing nature of American labour. Long Description 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 are marketed to these students. Besen-Cassino also shows how the roots of gender and class inequality in the labor force have their beginnings in this critical labor sector. Exploring the social meaning of youth at work, and providing critical insights into labor and the youth workforce, Consuming Work contributes a deeper understanding of the changing nature of American labor. Review Quote "Besen-Cassino counters conventional wisdom that young people take undesirable service-sector jobs only because they need the money.... The author also offers a critical look at how youth turn to the workplace to fill gaps left by their impersonal educational institutions and at how workforce disparities based on race, gender, and class have their roots in workers early experiences.... VERDICT [T]his engaging read will appeal to scholars of the sociology of work, as well as some high school and college students and their teachers, mentors, and parents. It could also be of great use to those who hire millennials or who work to help economically disadvantaged young people."--Library Journal Promotional "Headline" The social meaning of work from youths perspectives. Details ISBN1439909490 Author Yasemin Besen-Cassino Short Title CONSUMING WORK Language English ISBN-10 1439909490 ISBN-13 9781439909492 Media Book Format Paperback Publication Date 2014-02-21 Illustrations Yes Year 2014 Subtitle Youth Labor in America UK Release Date 2014-02-21 Imprint Temple University Press,U.S. Place of Publication Philadelphia PA Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2014-02-21 NZ Release Date 2014-02-21 US Release Date 2014-02-21 Pages 202 Publisher Temple University Press,U.S. Alternative 9781439909485 DEWEY 331.340973 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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ISBN-13: 9781439909492
Book Title: Consuming Work
Item Height: 229 mm
Item Width: 152 mm
Author: Yasemin Besen-Cassino
Publication Name: Consuming Work: Youth Labor in America
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
Subject: Safety
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 202 Pages
