Caught in the cultural preference net : three generations of employment choices in six capitalist democracies

"In this book we focus our attention on the role that culture, that collection of values, beliefs, attitudes and preferences responsible for creating national identities, has played and continues to play on individuals' decisions when they are in or about to enter the labor market. At a time when Millennials face many employment challenges and Generation Z can be expected to encounter even more, a clearer understanding of the ways cultural transmission could facilitate or hinder productive and rewarding work would appear to be both useful and well-timed.The book's title - Caught in the Cultural Preference Net: Three Generations of Employment choices in Six Capitalist Democracies - conveys our aim to determine if work related beliefs, attitudes and preferences have remained stable across generations or if they have become pliant under changing economic conditions. And while Millennials serve as the anchoring point for much of our discussion, we do not neglect the significance that their parents, from Generation X (bd 1965-1982) and their Baby Boomer parents (bd 1945-1964) may have had on their socialization into the world of work."