Description
Book SynopsisIn 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.
Table of ContentsYoung 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
