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Published on: March 1, 2019
Early work experience: A partial antidote for adolescent egocentrism
L D Steinberg1, E Greenberger, M Jacobi
1Program in Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine.
Abstract:
One of the most important lessons a young person may learn from working is how to interact effectively with others. This potential outcome of work experience has received virtually no attention from proponents of the early integration of adolescents into the workplace. In this paper we suggest that working may contribute to the development of more advanced social understanding (i.e., social sensitivity, social insight, and effective social communication and manipulation) by requiring youngsters to (a) shift back and forth between diverse roles and (b) interact frequently with strangers. Illustrative material is presented from interviews with 100 working adolescents and their parents.
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