Adolescents, work, and family : an intergenerational developmental analysis / Jeylan T. Mortimer, Michael D. Finch, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mortimer, Jeylan T., 1943-

Finch, Michael David.

Series:

Understanding families ; 6.

Understanding families ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adolescence.

Teenagers--Family relationships.

Teenagers.

Teenagers--Employment--Psychological aspects.

Work and family.

Parent and teenager.

Intergenerational relations.

Teenagers--Employment.

Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

xii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, [1996]

Summary:

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-252) and index.

ISBN:

0803951248

0803951256

OCLC:

34413505