Coming of Age in America
Work, Abortion, and the Family
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4085256 |
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| Authors | Jim Hackler (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1059-1065 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Society Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3053658 |
| OpenAlex | W2321807738 |
| Language | EN |
In their book entitled, When Teenagers Work, Greenberger and Steinberg argue that to be meaningful, jobs for adolescents need to impart skills or knowledge valuable for adult life, contribute to the financial need of the family, and create interaction with adults who have a stake in preparing them for adulthood. These elements tend to be missing in the current adolescent workplace. As a consequence, this book questions the popular view that teenage involvement in the world of work is positive
Abortion · Biology · Demographic economics · Economics · Pregnancy · Sociology · Work (physics · Demography · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
| Highly cited | No |
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