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Working and growing up in America
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Jeylan T. Mortimer |
"Should 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?".
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A class by herself
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Nancy Woloch |
"A Class by Herself explores the historical role and influence of protective legislation for American women workers, both as a step toward modern labor standards and as a barrier to equal rights. Spa… |
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The Corrosion of Character
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Richard Sennett |
In the brave new world of the "flexible" corporation, Richard Sennett observes, workers at all levels are regarded as wholly disposable, and they have responded in kind, ceasing to think in terms of … |
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Violence at work
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Vittorio Di Martino,Duncan Chappell |
Provides a basis for understanding the nature of workplace violence and suggests ways of preventing it in the future. Focuses on those data, experiences and publications which best help to explain an… |
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Working
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Studs Terkel |
A collection of interviews with working people in a wide variety of occupations. |
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The three boxes of life
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Richard Nelson Bolles |
Classic, thorough thought provoking career and life planning tool. It should be required reading for students. |
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Jobs for the Poor
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Timothy J. Bartik |
"Even as the United States enjoys a booming economy and historically low levels of unemployment, millions of Americans remain out of work or underemployed, and joblessness continues to plague many ur… |
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