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'The New Degree?' Constructing Internships in the Third Sector.

Pauline Leonard1, Susan Halford1, Katie Bruce2

  • 1University of Southampton, UK.

Sociology
|August 16, 2016
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Unpaid internships are crucial for graduates entering the workforce post-recession. Social class significantly influences how graduates perceive and pursue these opportunities, impacting career ambitions and lifestyle choices.

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Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Economics
  • Labour Market Studies

Background:

  • The economic recession has led to graduate unemployment, increasing reliance on unpaid internships.
  • Internships are a common entry route into professional careers for graduates.
  • Academic research on the graduate internship experience remains limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the motivations and rationalizations behind unpaid internships for graduates.
  • To investigate the role of social class in graduate internship experiences.
  • To contribute to understanding graduate precarity and agency in career transitions.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study involving interns in a third sector environmental organization.
  • Analysis of how interns rationalized their unpaid work.
Keywords:
classdegreesgraduatesinternshipsprecarityrecessionthird sectortransitionsworkyouth

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  • Examination of the intersection between motivations, career goals, and social class.

    • Main Results:

    • Graduates rationalized unpaid internships through political, career, and lifestyle motivations.
    • Social class significantly shaped these rationalizations and internship experiences.
    • Internships represent a complex negotiation of precarity for young graduates.

    Conclusions:

    • Unpaid internships are a complex phenomenon influenced by socio-economic factors.
    • Understanding graduate motivations requires considering social class and agency.
    • Further research is needed on the long-term impact of internships on graduate careers.