Summer Employment of Students: A Local Study

Mandelstamm, Allan B.; Blitz, Rudolph C.

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“…Findings of previous studies suggest that families of higher socio-economic status may be better able to facilitate entry into the labor force for their young family members. Mandelstamm and Blitz (1967) found that the adolescents in their sample who obtained summer jobs did so through the influence of a family member or a relative. Lower-income family heads may themselves have tenuous ties to the labor market and thus are not able to assist youths in finding employment. &dquo;Earning money to meet own expenses&dquo; was a more important reason for working for females than for males.…”

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“…The results of these and other studies bring into focus several aspects of youth employment. Several studies found both age and sex to be notable factors in determining both part-time employment (Parnes, 1970 and1971) and summer employment (Mandelstamm and Blitz, 1967). Although older adolescents were more likely to be employed at the later ages of adolescence, college-bound males had lower rates of labor force participation than their counterparts who did not intend to go further in their schooling (Parnes, 1970).…”

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“…In moving away from their parents' households at the time of entry into the work-force, females were more influenced by their parental environments, while males were influenced by the state of the economy (Hill, 1977). However, in most studies, the adolescent's family income was of only slight significance in determining labor force participation (Mandelstamm and Blitz, 1967;Parnes, 1970). The effects of the adolescent's race ranged from great significance, with white women more likely to work than black women (Parnes, 1971), to only slight impact (Mandelstamm and Blitz, 1967).…”

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“…However, in most studies, the adolescent's family income was of only slight significance in determining labor force participation (Mandelstamm and Blitz, 1967;Parnes, 1970). The effects of the adolescent's race ranged from great significance, with white women more likely to work than black women (Parnes, 1971), to only slight impact (Mandelstamm and Blitz, 1967). Other factors, such as the adolescent's grade point average or religion, made little difference in the adolescent's entry into the work force (Mandelstamm and Blitz, 1967).…”

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Employment Behavior of Adolescent Family Members

Helmick¹,

Jurich²

1981

Home Economics Research Journal

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Employment of adolescents age 16 through 18 in two‐parent families was analyzed in relation to personal and family characteristics, adolescent orientations and expectations, attitudes toward working, and parental attitudes toward working. Data are representative of families in selected metropolitan areas and small towns in six states. Significant differences were found in the factors contributing to employment of males and of females. Males ap peared more likely to emphasize career goals rather than immediate monetary rewards as reasons for working. Daughters were more likely to work if the mother was working, but sons were less likely to do so. Females were more likely to work if they viewed family income as inadequate; males less likely. Working adolescents generally reported that their job had a positive rather than negative effect on their overall quality of life, but they were neither happier nor unhappier with non‐work domains of life (family, school, leisure) than non‐ working youths.

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1981

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The summer vacation: influences on the hours students work

Bailey¹,

Mallier²

1999

Applied Economics

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The authors look at what determines the number of hours United Kingdom undergraduate students work in summer vacation employment. This is of interest because such employment is now, because of the nature of the United Kingdom Higher Education system, providing an important means of financing for students. They find the differing personal characteristics of students do not, either on their own or collectively, exert a significant influence on the total number of hours individual students were employed during their summer vacation. This finding would suggest that students were treated, in the labour market, as a homogeneous group although the students themselves exercised a degree of self-selection regarding the decision as to whether to seek full or part-time employment. A possible explanation for these findings is the similarity of the work being sought by students during the summer vacation. The authors find no evidence of a backward bending labour supply curve for students which may be due to the limited time period students were to spend in the labour market and the temptation of extra income to offset the need for loans.

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Summer Employment of Students: A Local Study

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Employment Behavior of Adolescent Family Members

The summer vacation: influences on the hours students work

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