Consuming Work Youth Labor in America

Name: Consuming Work Youth Labor in America
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ISBN: 9781439909492

ISBN-10: 1439909490

ISBN-13: 9781439909492

Edition: 2013

Authors: Yasemin Besen-Cassino

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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. 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…

Book details

List price: $51.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 4/1/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 202
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English