The Concept of Work-Life Balance as the Basis for a Typology of Strategies for Labor Behavior of Working Youth

Bocharov, Vladislav Yu.

doi:10.34022/2658-3712-2020-39-2-113-129

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“…По крайней мере это справедливо для российских рабочих [9]. Наши эмпирические данные также подтверждают этот тезис, позволяя утверждать, что подавляющее большинство рабочей молодежи по-прежнему придерживаются экономических моделей «терпеливое молчание» и «адаптивное приспособление» [10], реализуя в социально-трудовой сфере стратегию выживания в неблагоприятных условиях рабочей среды и дефицита рабочего времени [11]. Сказанное в полной мере относится к рабочей молодежи, занятой в сфере клиентского сервиса и в особенности в организациях общественного питания.…”

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The new working-class youth employment of catering organizations during the pandemic

Bocharov¹

2022

Vestnik SPbSU. Sociology

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The article discusses the specific characteristics of the employment of young workers of Russian catering organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among such characteristics, the following points stand out: the predominantly informal nature of labor relations; the routine nature of work under the control of the employer, carried out with the help of video surveillance; the dependence of the working day on the presence or absence of visitors (“guests”) in the organization; and the flexibility of the work schedule. Working youth of customer service is one of the groups of employees most affected by the pandemic. Based on the results of indepth interviews with young workers at three public catering organizations in Samara, conclusions are drawn about negative consequences of the pandemic. These are expressed by the young workers in the following: an increase in the risk of dismissal or unpaid vacation; working in the conditions of reduced working hours; reduction of wages; constant conflicts with visitors of catering organizations due to the mask regime; and prohibition of corporate events. In addition to the in-depth interview data, statistical data and other empirical data obtained within the framework of the ongoing research project “Life strategies of new working-class youth in modern Russia”, carried out with the participation of the author (2018–2021), are presented. In the theoretical aspect, the conclusion is made about the prospects of using the interdisciplinary approach “new working class studies”, which synthesizes the neo-Marxist (conflict) and cultural approaches, as well as the concept of “behavioral economics” to the analysis of employment problems in the service sector. Moreover, with such a methodology the precarious nature of the employment of service workers and the fact that the pandemic has a negative impact on all areas of their lives should be taken into account

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The new working-class youth employment of catering organizations during the pandemic

Bocharov¹

2022

Vestnik SPbSU. Sociology

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Youth Social Selfie: Social Strategies of Regional Youth

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Zavodyan

2024

Russian journal of regional studies

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Introduction. The relevance of the article is determined by the need for monitoring control of indicators and elements of social strategies of youth in the conditions of high social risks of the border region. The purpose of the article is to determine the typical social characteristics of regional young people based on key indicators of their social strategies. Materials and Methods. The article examines the results and analysis of the materials of the 2023 study conducted in the Belgorod region using an online survey of young people aged 14 to 35 years. The use of this method made it possible to cover a large number of respondents, including in hard-to-reach areas and settlements of the region, to ensure the representativeness of the sample. The study involved 5881 people (schoolchildren, students and working youth from the region). The purpose of the study was to determine the characteristics and indicators of the social strategies of young people. Results. The result of the study was a social portrait of regional youth based on key types of strategic dispositions and life plans for 12 social strategies. Key potentials were identified related to career ambitions, orientation to traditional family values, desire for education and self-development, attention to one’s own health, and the need for self-realization. Risks that could seriously damage to regional human capital were identified: economic infantilism combined with high economic aspirations, social passivity and political egocentrism, situational (selective) spirituality, increased migration potential (orientation to leave the region). Discussion and Conclusion. As a final conclusion, it is worth emphasizing the informational and analytical capabilities of the social portrait of regional youth based on social strategies: the features of the portrait allow us to determine the possibilities of future social investments of young people in the regions, to clarify the problems and deficiencies of socialization effects, and to formulate tasks to ensure the possibility of implementation of life plans of young people for state and municipal government bodies. The materials of the article may be in demand by state youth policy management bodies of various levels, state and municipal administration bodies, youth organizations and educational institutions.

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Discourse analysis of the American working youth communities on the social network Reddit

Bocharov

2021

Semiotic studies

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The article discusses the working conditions and employment of American working youth during the global pandemic (2020) within the discursive space of the online communities of the social network Reddit. The aim of the study was to conduct a discourse-analysis of professional virtual communities of American working youth. The main tasks were to analyze the specifics of the language of online communication of American working youth, to identify the main problems of employment and labor relations relevant to young Americans, to find out how much American working youth identify with the working class, and to study its class interests, class positions and feelings of solidarity. Infrequent (basic) and frequent (additional) content analyses were used to analyze empirical information (143 text and visual posts in 11 communities of the social network Reddit). The results of the study draw conclusions about the presence of a specific language of communication, similar conditions of employment and living standards, the stability of class positions and the high level of virtual solidarity of American working youth. Comparison of the data obtained with the results of our previous study of virtual communities of Russian working youth allows us to tell about the similarities and differences between American and Russian youth. The main common feature characteristic of both (American and Russian) working youth is the presence of their own group identity.

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The Concept of Work-Life Balance as the Basis for a Typology of Strategies for Labor Behavior of Working Youth

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The new working-class youth employment of catering organizations during the pandemic

The new working-class youth employment of catering organizations during the pandemic

Youth Social Selfie: Social Strategies of Regional Youth

Discourse analysis of the American working youth communities on the social network Reddit

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