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Social class and workplace harassment during the transition to adulthood
Author(s) -
McLaughlin Heather,
Uggen Christopher,
Blackstone Amy
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.211
Subject(s) - harassment , disadvantaged , workforce , social class , affect (linguistics) , psychology , class (philosophy) , social position , social psychology , social relation , developmental psychology , political science , communication , law , artificial intelligence , computer science
Young disadvantaged workers are especially vulnerable to harassment due to their age and social class position. As young people enter the workforce, their experiences of, and reactions to, harassment may vary dramatically from those of older adult workers. Three case studies introduce theory and research on the relationship between social class and harassment of young workers. We suggest two mechanisms through which class may structure harassment experiences: (1) extremely vulnerable youth are directly targeted based on their social class origins, and (2) the type and condition of youth employment, which is structured by class background, indirectly affect experiences of harassment.