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Market And Network Theories Of The Transition From High School To Work : Their Application To Industrialized Societies
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The transition from high school to work creates serious problems for American youths and employers. Since single theories have difficulty conceptualizing the reasons for these problems, this paper reviews four theories that elucidate aspects: segmented labor market theory, human capital theory, signaling theory, and network theory. In addition, this review contrasts the American transition system with the transition systems in Japan, West Germany, and the United Kingdom to reveal practices and theoretical issues which are neither salient nor well studied in the American literature. We extend signaling theory to examine youths' use of signals, employers' use of dubious signals (e.g. age) while ignoring promising ones (e.g. grades), signals which are efficient in the short-term but not in the long-term. We extend network theory to include both personal contacts and institutional linkages. We note the ways poor signals may affect youths' plans and motivation and make them unresponsive to market demands, and the ways institutional networks may affect schooling and work-entry in the United States. Implications for theory, policy, and future research are also considered.
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“This relationship is often problematic -in that, the needs of the workforce are constantly transforming while communication oftentimes is lacking between the employers and schools.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Rosenbaum, J. E., Kariya, T., Settersten, R., & Maier, T.
- Affiliations
- Northwestern University (US)
- National Institute of Multimedia Education, Chiba, Japan
- Venue
- Annual Review of Sociology
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 1990-08
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 263-299
- ISSN
- 0360-0572 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-2115
- OpenAlex
- W2112133199
- Cited by
- 201
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 19.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annual Review of Sociology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Education and Labor Relations
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Keywords
- youth employment, human capital theory, signaling theory, network theory, institutional networks, personal contact, school-to-work transition, Japan, West Germany, United Kingdom, United States, age discrimination, youth motivation
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