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TY - JOUR
T1 - "My father found it for me”
T2 - changing experiences of entering the workforce in twentieth-century urban Britain
AU - Pooley, Colin
N1 - http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=UHY The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Urban History, 42 (2), pp 290-308 2015, © 2015 Cambridge University Press.
PY - 2015/5
Y1 - 2015/5
N2 - Leaving education and gaining employment is a significant life-course transition for most people. This paper explores the processes by which young people gained their first job in mid-twentieth century urban Britain, and examines the ways in which this changed in relation to major shifts in society, economy and culture. Key themes include the role of parents and other family members, changes in levels of autonomy and control and the impacts of societal change. Data are drawn from oral testimonies collected in three major urban areas: Glasgow, Manchester and London, and span a period from the 1920s to the 1980s.
AB - Leaving education and gaining employment is a significant life-course transition for most people. This paper explores the processes by which young people gained their first job in mid-twentieth century urban Britain, and examines the ways in which this changed in relation to major shifts in society, economy and culture. Key themes include the role of parents and other family members, changes in levels of autonomy and control and the impacts of societal change. Data are drawn from oral testimonies collected in three major urban areas: Glasgow, Manchester and London, and span a period from the 1920s to the 1980s.
KW - Starting work
KW - Parental influence
KW - Britain
KW - Twentieth Century
U2 - 10.1017/S0963926814000595
DO - 10.1017/S0963926814000595
M3 - Journal article
VL - 42
SP - 290
EP - 308
JO - Urban History
JF - Urban History
SN - 1469-8706
IS - 2
ER -