{"product_id":"consuming-work-youth-labor-in-america-paperback-softback-9781439909492","title":"Consuming Work; Youth Labor in America (Paperback \/ softback) 9781439909492","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eConsuming Work\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eYouth Labor in America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYasemin Besen-Cassino (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439909492\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 February 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e202 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eYouth labor is an important element in our modern economy, but as students’ consumption habits have changed, so too have their reasons for working. In \u003ci\u003eConsuming Work\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eConsuming Work \u003c\/i\u003eoffers 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 beginnings in this critical labor sector.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eExploring the social meaning of youth at work, and providing critical insights into labor and the youth workforce, \u003ci\u003eConsuming Work\u003c\/i\u003e contributes a deeper understanding of the changing nature of American labor.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 1 Consuming Work: Introduction to Youth Work in America\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 2 \"Would You Like an Application with Your Coffee?\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 3 Fun or Exploitation? The Lived Experience of Suburban Youth Work\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 4 Pay or Play? The Youth Labor Force in the United States and Other Industrialized Countries\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 5 \"They Need Me Here\": Work as a Perceived Alternative to School\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 6 \"White, Young, Middle Class\": Aesthetic Labor, Race, and Class in the Youth Labor Force\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 7 Origins of the Gender Wage Gap: Gender Inequality in the Youth Labor Force \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 8 Conclusion: The Economic Recession and the Future of Youth Labor\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  Appendix: Notes on Methodology\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  References\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584905048344,"sku":"9781439909492","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/consuming-work-youth-labor-in-america-paperback-softback-9781439909492","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}