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List of contents
List of Tables, Acknowledgements, CHAPTER, 1. Origins, Foci, and Procedures, Three Sources of Concern with Socialization to Work, Work Orientations: Some Conceptual Clarifications, Three Paths to Follow, Research Procedures, Four Focal Themes, 2. Children’s Knowledge ofthe World of Work, Children’s Grasp of Basic Economic and Commercial Relationships, Recognition of the General Role of Work in Social Life, Children’s Knowledge of Specific Work-Related Phenomena, Children’s Awareness of Occupational Role Models, Children’s Work and Earning Experiences, Summary, 3. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Childhood, Children’s Evaluation of Work, Children’s Aspirations, Children’s Savings Habits, Summary and Conclusions, 4. Affective Work Orientations and Sex-Typing, Children’s Work-Related Likes” and Dislikes”, Occupational Sex-Typing in Childhood, Summary, 5. Children’s Awareness of Social Class, Children’s Perceptions of Social Class, Class Awareness as a Principle of Perceptual Organization, Summary and Conclusions, 6. Children’s Conception of Work: An Overview, Children and Work: A General Summary, Implications of Findings, Bibliography, Index
About the author
Bernard Goldstein, Jack Oldham
Summary
What do children know about work, careers, and related topics? What is the pattern of growth in values, attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge? Using quantitative and anecdotal evidence gathered from interviewing over 900 grade-school students in five New Jersey communities, the authors analyze childhood socialization to the concept of work.
