Program in Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine.
J Youth Adolesc. 1981 Apr;10(2):141-57. doi: 10.1007/BF02091741.
One of the most important lessons a young person may learn from working is how to interact effectively with others. This potential outcome of work experience has received virtually no attention from proponents of the early integration of adolescents into the workplace. In this paper we suggest that working may contribute to the development of more advanced social understanding (i.e., social sensitivity, social insight, and effective social communication and manipulation) by requiring youngsters to (a) shift back and forth between diverse roles and (b) interact frequently with strangers. Illustrative material is presented from interviews with 100 working adolescents and their parents.
年轻人从工作中可能学到的最重要的一课是如何与他人有效互动。然而，工作经验的这一潜在结果几乎没有得到青少年早期融入职场的支持者的关注。在本文中，我们提出，工作可能通过以下方式促进更高级的社会理解（即社会敏感性、社会洞察力以及有效的社会沟通和操纵）的发展：（a）在不同角色之间来回转换，（b）频繁与陌生人互动。通过对 100 名在职青少年及其家长的访谈，提供了说明性材料。
