Work, education, and precarization: the experience of working female Law students in contemporary capitalism
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https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.21.26168.038Abstract
This article analyzes the experiences of working female Law students who combine university education with early entry into the labor market, situating their trajectories within the context of contemporary transformations in work and education under neoliberal governance. Drawing on the framework of historical-dialectical materialism and on contributions from the critical sociology of work and gender relations, the research investigates how these young women construct narratives about their educational, work-related, and subjective experiences. Methodologically, the study is based on semi-structured interviews conducted with students from a Brazilian federal university between 2023 and 2024, articulated with a theoretical analysis of the metamorphoses of work in contemporary capitalism. The results reveal processes of precarization, work intensification, and tensions among study, work, and personal life, while also showing narrative forms of elaborating experience and resisting the technocratic and productivist demands that permeate educational and professional contexts.
Keywords: Work. Education. Gender. Precarization.
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