Protecting Youth at Work

Protecting Youth at Work
Author: National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 335
Release: 1998-12-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0309064139

In Massachusetts, a 12-year-old girl delivering newspapers is killed when a car strikes her bicycle. In Los Angeles, a 14-year-old boy repeatedly falls asleep in class, exhausted from his evening job. Although children and adolescents may benefit from working, there may also be negative social effects and sometimes danger in their jobs. Protecting Youth at Work looks at what is known about work done by children and adolescents and the effects of that work on their physical and emotional health and social functioning. The committee recommends specific initiatives for legislators, regulators, researchers, and employers. This book provides historical perspective on working children and adolescents in America and explores the framework of child labor laws that govern that work. The committee presents a wide range of data and analysis on the scope of youth employment, factors that put children and adolescents at risk in the workplace, and the positive and negative effects of employment, including data on educational attainment and lifestyle choices. Protecting Youth at Work also includes discussions of special issues for minority and disadvantaged youth, young workers in agriculture, and children who work in family-owned businesses.

Working and Growing Up in America

Working and Growing Up in America
Author: Jeylan T. MORTIMER
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2009-06-30
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0674041240

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? This report from a remarkable longitudinal study of 1,000 students, followed from the beginning of high school through their mid-twenties, answers, resoundingly, no. Examining a broad range of teenagers, Jeylan Mortimer concludes that high school students who work even as much as half-time are in fact better off in many ways than students who don't have jobs at all. Having part-time jobs can increase confidence and time management skills, promote vocational exploration, and enhance subsequent academic success. The wider social circle of adults they meet through their jobs can also buffer strains at home, and some of what young people learn on the job--not least responsibility and confidence--gives them an advantage in later work life.

Teens and Employment

Teens and Employment
Author: Julia Garbus
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2015-05-27
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 0737773413

This volume examines the positive and negative effects of teens and jobs. It explores wages, the benefits of job experience, and time management. Readers will evaluate whether unpaid internships are beneficial, whether young actors need more legal protection, and whether many teens are sexually harassed at work. They will also evaluate whether millennials have unrealistic job expectations.

Teens and Employment

Teens and Employment
Author: Heidi Watkins
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2011-06-13
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 0737760249

This book presents readers with multiple sides to issues relating to teen employment. It recognizes the intimate relationship between its subject and reader as it weaves together different points of view. Readers will evaluate several issues, including which measures teens should take to protect themselves at work, whether teen unemployment is at a record high, and how teens can increase their chances of finding employment. Essay sources include PR Newswire, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Majority Staff, and CBS News.

Y'all Hiring?

Y'all Hiring?
Author: Albert Phillips, Jr.
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781735324708

Hey, Get a Job! a Teen Guide for Getting and Keeping a Job

Hey, Get a Job! a Teen Guide for Getting and Keeping a Job
Author: Jennie Withers
Publisher: Hey, Get a Job!
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2017-05-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780984235407

A guide to preparing for and carrying out a successful job search, including how to fill out an application and how to behave during an interview.

How to Get a Job If You're a Teenager

How to Get a Job If You're a Teenager
Author: Cindy Pervola
Publisher: Demco (Highsmith)
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781579500597

A guide to preparing for and carrying out a successful job search, including how to fill out an application and how to behave during an interview.

Grown and Flown

Grown and Flown
Author: Lisa Heffernan
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1250188954

PARENTING NEVER ENDS. From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthood The high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver’s ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders of Grown and Flown, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington. In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, they launched what has become the largest website and online community for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds. Now they’ve compiled new takeaways and fresh insights from all that they’ve learned into this handy, must-have guide. Grown and Flown is a one-stop resource for parenting teenagers, leading up to—and through—high school and those first years of independence. It covers everything from the monumental (how to let your kids go) to the mundane (how to shop for a dorm room). Organized by topic—such as academics, anxiety and mental health, college life—it features a combination of stories, advice from professionals, and practical sidebars. Consider this your parenting lifeline: an easy-to-use manual that offers support and perspective. Grown and Flown is required reading for anyone looking to raise an adult with whom you have an enduring, profound connection.

The Cost of Being a Girl

The Cost of Being a Girl
Author: Yasemin Besen-Cassino
Publisher: Temple University Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2018
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1439913498

Origins of the gender wage gap -- Freelance jobs : babysitters -- Retail and apparel -- Race and class -- Long term effects