Work Stress

Studies of the Context, Content and Outcomes of Stress: A Book of Readings

AvChris Peterson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

Sociologists and health experts from the U.K., Scandinavia, Australia, and the U.S. discuss issues surrounding stress in the workplace, including its causes and ways in which jobs can be designed to minimize it. The book is intended for professionals and students in occupational health and safety.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-06-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:521 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:294
Förlag:Baywood Publishing Company Inc
ISBN:9780895032805

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Foreword Evan Willis Chapter 1. Introduction Chris L. Peterson Click To Read It Now! Section I: International Perspectives on Stress Chapter 2. Workplace Changes in Australia and Their Effects on Stress Chris L. Peterson Chapter 3. Workplace Stress in the United Kingdom: Contextualizing Difference John Chandler, Elisabeth Berg, and Jim Barry Chapter 4. Effects of Organizational Downsizing on Worker Stress and Health in the United States Lawrence R. Murphy and Lewis D. Pepper Chapter 5. Privatization and Downsizing in the U.K. Public Sector: Labor Market Change, Job Insecurity, and Health Jane Ferrie Section II: Work Demands Chapter 6. Workload and Workplace Stress Wendy A. Macdonald Chapter 7. Work Demands and Stress in Repetitive Blue-Collar Work Wendy A. Macdonald Section III: Case Studies Chapter 8. Professional Workers and Stress John McCormick Chapter 9. Stress among Blue-Collar Workers Chris L. Peterson Chapter 10. Exploration of the Links between Workplace Stress and Precarious Employment Claire Mayhew Section IV: Stress, Older Workers, and Outside Work Experiences Chapter 11. Work Stress and Caregiver Stress Yvonne Wells and David de Vaus Chapter 12. Stress among Older Workers and Retirees David de Vaus and Yvonne Wells Contributors