Vanishing Summer Jobs For Teens (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Time was when American teens worked in the summer. Summer jobs. More than 70 percent flipping burgers, mowing lawns, scooping ice cream, swinging hammers. These days, far fewer teens have summer jobs. Less than half. It’s partly that other people do those jobs now. Immigrants. Older Americans. But it’s also that cultural norms have changed. It's internships now. Summer school. Enrichment. This hour On Point: What it means when far fewer teens work summer jobs. -- Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2017/07/03/vanishing-summer-jobs-for-teens