This article considers some important questions faced by youth as they enter and adapt to paid work. We focus on two key questions: (1) how many hours should teenagers work during the school year and (2) what available jobs are desirable? To help answer these questions, we review studies that have examined the effects of… Continue reading Millennials and the World of Work: Experiences in Paid Work During Adolescence
Keyword: Social Conditions & Trends
Social Psychology, Social Science, and Economics: Twentieth Century Progress and Problems, Twenty-first Century Prospects*
Stimulated by social scientists' and especially social psychologists' contributions during World War II, as well as by America's post-war economic and population growth, the period from 1945 to 1970 was widely viewed as a “Golden Age” for American social science. Interdisciplinary social psychology arguably was in the vanguard of these developments. Progress since then have… Continue reading Social Psychology, Social Science, and Economics: Twentieth Century Progress and Problems, Twenty-first Century Prospects*
The role of education in explaining and forecasting trends in functional limitations among older Americans
Using the Survey of Income and Program Participation, the importance of education in accounting for declines in functional limitations among older Americans from 1984 to 1993 is documented. Of the eight demographic and socioeconomic variables considered, education is most important in accounting for recent trends. The relationship between educational attainment and functioning has not changed… Continue reading The role of education in explaining and forecasting trends in functional limitations among older Americans