03637nam 22007094a 450 991045813380332120200520144314.00-674-04124-010.4159/9780674041240(CKB)2560000000051223(SSID)ssj0000273984(PQKBManifestationID)12061402(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273984(PQKBWorkID)10315900(PQKB)10923965(SSID)ssj0000488512(PQKBManifestationID)11332615(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000488512(PQKBWorkID)10450430(PQKB)11415075(MiAaPQ)EBC3300589(Au-PeEL)EBL3300589(CaPaEBR)ebr10326134(OCoLC)923112263(DE-B1597)590398(DE-B1597)9780674041240(EXLCZ)99256000000005122320020703d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWorking and growing up in America[electronic resource] /Jeylan T. MortimerCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press2003xi, 283 p. illAdolescent lives ;2Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-01614-9 0-674-00923-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-269) and index.Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. SHOULD ADOLESCENTS WORK? -- 2. THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STUDY -- 3. TIME ALLOCATION AND QUALITY OF WORK -- 4. THE ECOLOGY OF YOUTH WORK -- 5. PRECURSORS OF INVESTMENT IN WORK -- 6. WORKING AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT -- 7. THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD -- 8. WORKING AND BECOMING ADULT -- APPENDIX. Panel Selection -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEXShould teenagers have jobs while they're in high school? Doesn't working distract them from schoolwork, cause long-term problem behaviors, and precipitate a "precocious" transition to adulthood? This report from a remarkable longitudinal study of 1,000 students, followed from the beginning of high school through their mid-twenties, answers, resoundingly, no. Examining a broad range of teenagers, Jeylan Mortimer concludes that high school students who work even as much as half-time are in fact better off in many ways than students who don't have jobs at all. Having part-time jobs can increase confidence and time management skills, promote vocational exploration, and enhance subsequent academic success. The wider social circle of adults they meet through their jobs can also buffer strains at home, and some of what young people learn on the job--not least responsibility and confidence--gives them an advantage in later work life.Adolescent lives ;2.YouthEmploymentUnited StatesLongitudinal studiesYouthUnited StatesAttitudesLongitudinal studiesSchool-to-work transitionUnited StatesLongitudinal studiesYouthEmploymentUnited StatesPsychological aspectsElectronic books.YouthEmploymentYouthAttitudesSchool-to-work transitionYouthEmploymentPsychological aspects.331.3/47/0973Mortimer Jeylan T.1943-252336MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458133803321Working and growing up in America2246702UNINA