Youth Unemployment in the 1980s

Its Psychological Effects

Michael H. Banks, Philip Ullah

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN:
  9781032807041
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040090732
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Youth unemployment is one of the most critical problems generated by any recession. Widespread changes in the structure of the youth labour market, together with the increasing affluence amongst the employed, meant that the experience of unemployment for young people in the 1970s and 1980s was quite different from that of previous decades. Originally published in 1988, this book examines the psychological consequence of prolonged periods of joblessness among a national cohort of 16-19 year olds. It places the problem in a historical context and then examines evidence for the effect of unemployment on the work ethic, motivation to work, the search for jobs, psychological health, political views, lifestyles and early careers. Particular attention is paid to gender and ethnic group differences. Original research was integrated with existing literature with the aim of bringing together a wide variety of studies and theoretical positions previously dispersed throughout the literature.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Tables
• Chapter 1 Youth Unemployment in a Historical Context
• Chapter 2 The Youth Labour Market and Unemployment: Recent Changes
• Chapter 3 Youth Unemployment: A Brief Overview of Recent Research
• Chapter 4 The Present Research
• Chapter 5 Disadvantaged Youth and Early Careers
• Chapter 6 Unemployment, Psychological Well-Being and Personality
• Chapter 7 Unemployment, Labour Market Attitudes and Motivation to Seek Work
• Chapter 8 Good and Poor Copers: Variations in the Experience of Unemployment
• Chapter 9 Concluding Comments
• Bibliography
• Author Index
• Author Index