Working and Growing Up in America

Jeylan T. Mortimer

    Acknowledgments

    1. Should Adolescents Work?

    2. The Youth Development Study

    3. Time Allocation and Quality of Work

    4. The Ecology of Youthwork

    5. Precursors of Investment in Work

    6. Working and Adolescent Development

    7. The Transition to Adulthood

    8. Working and Becoming Adult

    Appendix: Panel Selection

    Notes

    References

    Index

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Jeylan T. Mortimer is Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota.