1. World problems
  2. Resignation to permanent joblessness

Resignation to permanent joblessness

  • Rejection of possibility of work
  • Permanently discouraged workers

Incidence

It is believed that many permanently discouraged workers fail to register as unemployed, notably in the USA, thus diminishing the apparent levels of unemployed in surveys.

Claim

Increasing proportions of young people are turning their backs on the possibility of work and are becoming resigned to a life on social security. Many young people in urban problem communities have parents and grandparents who have never been in stable employment. They see no realistic chance that they will ever find a place in the labour market. It is hard to convince them that there is any point in going to school.

Broader

Resignation
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Aggravates

Evasion of work
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Aggravated by

Lack of jobs
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Strategy

Value

Work
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Resignation
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Rejection
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Overwork
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Discouragement
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Subject
  • Social activity » Work
  • Social activity » Unemployment
  • Social activity » Workers
  • Content quality
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024