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Beyond the Narratives of Experience and Money: The Formation of Teenage Students as Labor in Sweden

Critical Sociology

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Abstract

Critical Sociology, Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 629-644, May 2026.
This article examines the formation of teenage students as workers through their participation in low-status service jobs, building on Weeks’ theorization of the contemporary work ethic. Based on 40 interviews with working teenagers in Sweden, the ...