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Third‐Generation Koreans' Entry into the Workforce in Japan
Author(s) -
Okano Kaori
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1525/aeq.1997.28.4.524
Subject(s) - workforce , perception , intervention (counseling) , third generation , sociology , variation (astronomy) , demographic economics , labour economics , psychology , economic growth , economics , telecommunications , neuroscience , psychiatry , computer science , physics , astrophysics
A case study of third‐generation Korean high schoolers in Japan reveals how they perceive employment market realities and decide upon and obtain employment. Sharing a collective perception of the labor market, these students exhibit intragroup variation in their destination preferences and the strategies taken. This article uncovers how the school intervenes in students' decision making and points to the potential for school intervention in linking minority students to employment.