Full Description
In the past, youth has been seen as a transition into the labour market, but today young people's identities are increasingly wrapped up in their value as workers.
In this book, young people describe the meaning of work in their own words. Drawing on these narratives, the author reveals how their identities are intertwined with the dynamics of labour and value in post-Fordist capitalism and how social inequalities are manifested through the practices and ethics that young people draw upon to cultivate an economically productive self.
Illuminating the rapidly changing social conditions that mould youth identities, this book represents a paradigm shift in our understanding of youth and work.
Contents
Young People, Work and Society: New Terrain
Youth in the New Economy: The Post-Fordist Self
Passionate Subjects and the Middle-Class Self at Work
Subjects of Achievement: Social Mobility, Competence and Aspiration
Socially Appropriate and Credentialled: The Struggle for the Working Self
Conclusion: Young People in the Work Society
Methodological Afterword
