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265 | John Skrentny on How the Economy Mistreats STEM Workers
· 1 h 20 min · Episode 265
Episode 265 | John Skrentny on How the Economy Mistreats STEM Workers
Universities and their students are constantly being encouraged to produce more graduates majoring in STEM fields -- science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. That's the kind of training that will get you a rewarding job, students are told, while at the policy level it is emphasized how STEM workers are needed to drive innovation and growth. In his new book Wasted Education, sociologist John Skrentny points out that the post-graduation trajectories of STEM graduates are more likely to involve being chewed up and spit out by the tech economy than to end up with stable long-term careers. We talk about why that's the case and what might be done about it.
Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/02/05/265-john-skrentny-on-how-the-economy-mistreats-stem-workers/
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John Skrentny received his Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard University. He is currently Professor of Sociology at UC San Diego, and has previously served as the Co-Director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies and Director of the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research.
• Web site • UC San Diego web page • Google Scholar publications • Amazon author page
Links in the notes 7
- https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/W/bo206855230.html
- https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/02/05/265-john-skrentny-on-how-the-economy-mistreats-stem-workers/
- https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll
- https://quote.ucsd.edu/jskrentny/
- https://sociology.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/faculty%20members/john-skrentny.html
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=2swRc94AAAAJ&view_op=list_works
- https://www.amazon.com/stores/John%20D.%20Skrentny/author/B001HD1B16
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