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Education and Youth Today (Hardcover): Loretta Bass Education and Youth Today (Hardcover)
Loretta Bass; Edited by Yasemin Besen-Cassino
R3,456 Discovery Miles 34 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Education has traditionally been studied from the perspectives of educators, administrators, politicians and parents. However, the central actors of education: young people themselves have been left out of the study of education. This volume focuses on the lived experience of education from the perspectives of the students. It brings together the most recent and cutting edge research on the understanding of education from the perspectives of young people. It tries to understand how young people negotiate their childhoods and education in the context of different educational institutions. In doing so, it unravels layers of inequalities in the understanding of education.

Social Research Methods by Example - Applications in the Modern World (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Yasemin Besen-Cassino, Dan... Social Research Methods by Example - Applications in the Modern World (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Yasemin Besen-Cassino, Dan Cassino
R3,711 Discovery Miles 37 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Social Research Methods by Example sharpens students understanding of the research process and the essential research methods and tools that researchers use to perform their work on the cutting edge of the social sciences. The text is broken up into three major sections; the first provides a foundation for conducting research and forming a research question, executing an ethical approach, and drawing upon relevant theories and literature. The second provides a fully illustrated overview of different research methods including qualitative and quantitative design, constructing and administering surveys, and carrying out experiments. The authors conclude the text by considering notable current controversies and methodological changes that are impacting the discipline. The new edition offers expanded content on key statistical packages for conducting social research and takes readers behind-the-scenes of writing and presenting a research paper with annotated examples and step-by-step guidance. Far more than an introduction to the principles of social science research, this book leaves students with the skills and the applied know-how to carry out their own. It is an excellent resource for methods courses across the social sciences.

Gender Threat - American Masculinity in the Face of Change (Paperback): Yasemin Cassino, Yasemin Besen-Cassino Gender Threat - American Masculinity in the Face of Change (Paperback)
Yasemin Cassino, Yasemin Besen-Cassino
R666 R613 Discovery Miles 6 130 Save R53 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Against all evidence to the contrary, American men have come to believe that the world is tilted – economically, socially, politically – against them. A majority of men across the political spectrum feel that they face some amount of discrimination because of their sex. The authors of Gender Threat look at what reasoning lies behind their belief and how they respond to it. Many feel that there is a limited set of socially accepted ways for men to express their gender identity, and when circumstances make it difficult or impossible for them to do so, they search for another outlet to compensate. Sometimes these behaviors are socially positive, such as placing a greater emphasis on fatherhood, but other times they can be maladaptive, as in the case of increased sexual harassment at work. These trends have emerged, notably, since the Great Recession of 2008-09. Drawing on multiple data sources, the authors find that the specter of threats to their gender identity has important implications for men's behavior. Importantly, younger men are more likely to turn to nontraditional compensatory behaviors, such as increased involvement in cooking, parenting, and community leadership, suggesting that the conception of masculinity is likely to change in the decades to come.

Gender Threat - American Masculinity in the Face of Change (Hardcover): Yasemin Cassino, Yasemin Besen-Cassino Gender Threat - American Masculinity in the Face of Change (Hardcover)
Yasemin Cassino, Yasemin Besen-Cassino
R2,483 R2,289 Discovery Miles 22 890 Save R194 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Against all evidence to the contrary, American men have come to believe that the world is tilted - economically, socially, politically - against them. A majority of men across the political spectrum feel that they face some amount of discrimination because of their sex. The authors of Gender Threat look at what reasoning lies behind their belief and how they respond to it. Many feel that there is a limited set of socially accepted ways for men to express their gender identity, and when circumstances make it difficult or impossible for them to do so, they search for another outlet to compensate. Sometimes these behaviors are socially positive, such as placing a greater emphasis on fatherhood, but other times they can be maladaptive, as in the case of increased sexual harassment at work. These trends have emerged, notably, since the Great Recession of 2008-09. Drawing on multiple data sources, the authors find that the specter of threats to their gender identity has important implications for men's behavior. Importantly, younger men are more likely to turn to nontraditional compensatory behaviors, such as increased involvement in cooking, parenting, and community leadership, suggesting that the conception of masculinity is likely to change in the decades to come.

Social Research Methods by Example - Applications in the Modern World (Paperback, 2nd edition): Yasemin Besen-Cassino, Dan... Social Research Methods by Example - Applications in the Modern World (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Yasemin Besen-Cassino, Dan Cassino
R1,162 Discovery Miles 11 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Social Research Methods by Example sharpens students understanding of the research process and the essential research methods and tools that researchers use to perform their work on the cutting edge of the social sciences. The text is broken up into three major sections; the first provides a foundation for conducting research and forming a research question, executing an ethical approach, and drawing upon relevant theories and literature. The second provides a fully illustrated overview of different research methods including qualitative and quantitative design, constructing and administering surveys, and carrying out experiments. The authors conclude the text by considering notable current controversies and methodological changes that are impacting the discipline. The new edition offers expanded content on key statistical packages for conducting social research and takes readers behind-the-scenes of writing and presenting a research paper with annotated examples and step-by-step guidance. Far more than an introduction to the principles of social science research, this book leaves students with the skills and the applied know-how to carry out their own. It is an excellent resource for methods courses across the social sciences.

Consuming Work - Youth Labor in America (Hardcover): Yasemin Besen-Cassino Consuming Work - Youth Labor in America (Hardcover)
Yasemin Besen-Cassino
R2,032 R1,811 Discovery Miles 18 110 Save R221 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Youth labor is an important element in our modern economy, but as students’ consumption habits have changed, so too have their reasons for working. In Consuming Work, Yasemin Besen-Cassino reveals that many American high school and college students work for social reasons, not monetary gain. Most are affluent, suburban, white youth employed in part-time jobs at places like the Coffee Bean so they can be associated with a cool brand, hangout with their friends, and get discounts. Consuming Work offers a fascinating picture of youth at work and how jobs are marketed to these students. Besen-Cassino also shows how the roots of gender and class inequality in the labor force have their beginnings in this critical labor sector. Exploring the social meaning of youth at work, and providing critical insights into labor and the youth workforce, Consuming Work contributes a deeper understanding of the changing nature of American labor.

Consuming Work - Youth Labor in America (Paperback): Yasemin Besen-Cassino Consuming Work - Youth Labor in America (Paperback)
Yasemin Besen-Cassino
R584 Discovery Miles 5 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Youth labor is an important element in our modern economy, but as students' consumption habits have changed, so too have their reasons for working. In "Consuming Work," Yasemin Besen-Cassino reveals that many American high school and college students work for social reasons, not monetary gain. Most are affluent, suburban, white youth employed in part-time jobs at places like the Coffee Bean so they can be associated with a cool brand, hangout with their friends, and get discounts. "Consuming Work "offers a fascinating picture of youth at work and how jobs are marketed to these students. Besen-Cassino also shows how the roots of gender and class inequality in the labor force have their beginnings in this critical labor sector. Exploring the social meaning of youth at work, and providing critical insights into labor and the youth workforce, "Consuming Work" contributes a deeper understanding of the changing nature of American labor.

The Cost of Being a Girl - Working Teens and the Origins of the Gender Wage Gap (Paperback): Yasemin Besen-Cassino The Cost of Being a Girl - Working Teens and the Origins of the Gender Wage Gap (Paperback)
Yasemin Besen-Cassino
R611 Discovery Miles 6 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The gender wage gap is one of the most persistent problems of labor markets and women's lives. Most approaches to explaining the gap focus on adult employment despite the fact that many Americans begin working well before their education is completed. In her critical and compelling new book, The Cost of Being a Girl, Yasemin Besen-Cassino examines the origins of the gender wage gap by looking at the teenage labor force, where comparisons between boys and girls ought to show no difference, but do. Besen-Cassino's findings are disturbing. Because of discrimination in the market, most teenage girls who start part-time work as babysitters and in other freelance jobs fail to make the same wages as teenage boys who move into employee-type jobs. The "cost" of being a girl is also psychological; when teenage girls work retail jobs in the apparel industry, they have lower wages and body image issues in the long run. Through in-depth interviews and surveys with workers and employees, The Cost of Being a Girl puts this alarming social problem-which extends to race and class inequality-in to bold relief. Besen-Cassino emphasizes that early inequalities in the workplace ultimately translate into greater inequalities in the overall labor force.

The Cost of Being a Girl - Working Teens and the Origins of the Gender Wage Gap (Hardcover): Yasemin Besen-Cassino The Cost of Being a Girl - Working Teens and the Origins of the Gender Wage Gap (Hardcover)
Yasemin Besen-Cassino
R2,233 R1,984 Discovery Miles 19 840 Save R249 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The gender wage gap is one of the most persistent problems of labor markets and women's lives. Most approaches to explaining the gap focus on adult employment despite the fact that many Americans begin working well before their education is completed. In her critical and compelling new book, The Cost of Being a Girl, Yasemin Besen-Cassino examines the origins of the gender wage gap by looking at the teenage labor force, where comparisons between boys and girls ought to show no difference, but do. Besen-Cassino's findings are disturbing. Because of discrimination in the market, most teenage girls who start part-time work as babysitters and in other freelance jobs fail to make the same wages as teenage boys who move into employee-type jobs. The "cost" of being a girl is also psychological; when teenage girls work retail jobs in the apparel industry, they have lower wages and body image issues in the long run. Through in-depth interviews and surveys with workers and employees, The Cost of Being a Girl puts this alarming social problem-which extends to race and class inequality-in to bold relief. Besen-Cassino emphasizes that early inequalities in the workplace ultimately translate into greater inequalities in the overall labor force.

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