L’entrée des jeunes actifs dans l’animation socioculturelle : évolutions du rapport au travail durant le processus de socialisation professionnelle

Abstract

This article explores changes in the “relationship to work” (Paugam, 2000; Longo, 2011; Longo & Bourdon,
 2016) among young entrants in the field of youth work across the stages of “professional socialization”
 (Hughes, 1996; Author 1, 2020) associated with the first years of practice. It explores the experiences of
 17 young youth workers, based on comprehensive interviews conducted during ethnographic fieldwork
 carried out in nine youth services organizations based in the Toulouse region of France. A combination
 of thematic analysis and temporal bracketing supports cross-case analysis of the collected professional
 trajectory narratives, revealing a four-part typology of how young workers develop their relationship to
 work. The article identifies the three main factors at play as employment and working conditions, access
 to occupational training, and relationships with managers in the workplace.