Choosing to Labour?
School-Work Transitions and Social Class
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Wolfgang Lehmann | ISBN: | 9780773582989 |
| Publisher: | MQUP | Publication: | August 6, 2007 |
| Imprint: | MQUP | Language: | English |
| Author: | Wolfgang Lehmann |
| ISBN: | 9780773582989 |
| Publisher: | MQUP |
| Publication: | August 6, 2007 |
| Imprint: | MQUP |
| Language: | English |
Through a qualitative study of academic-track high school students and participants in youth apprenticeships in Germany and Canada, Lehmann shows how the range of available school-work transition options are defined by both gender and social class. Highlighting the importance of the institutional context in understanding school-work transitions, particularly in relation to Germany's celebrated apprenticeship system, which rests on highly streamed secondary schooling and a stratified labour market, Lehmann argues that social inequalities are maintained in part by the choices made by young people, rather than simply by structural forces.
Through a qualitative study of academic-track high school students and participants in youth apprenticeships in Germany and Canada, Lehmann shows how the range of available school-work transition options are defined by both gender and social class. Highlighting the importance of the institutional context in understanding school-work transitions, particularly in relation to Germany's celebrated apprenticeship system, which rests on highly streamed secondary schooling and a stratified labour market, Lehmann argues that social inequalities are maintained in part by the choices made by young people, rather than simply by structural forces.
