Abstract
Rooted in neoliberal discourses, the current sociopolitical environment (including academia) delegitimizes work done by youth and people of color, positioning work as an individual accomplishment whose meaning/fulness lies in individual development or the work itself. Through interview research, I examine working class (largely nonwhite) youth’s articulation of the meaning/fulness of work as an opportunity to: 1) take responsibility for, 2) demonstrate reciprocity to, and 3) spend time with family members. Implications demonstrate work as relational process, suggest an extension of organizational citizenship behavior to a familial context, and challenge characterizations of the working class’ commitment to maintaining their socioeconomic status.
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