Overview

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.

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Author:   Chris Peterson
Publisher:   Baywood Publishing Company Inc
Imprint:   Baywood Publishing Company Inc
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9780895032805

ISBN 10:   0895032805
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   15 June 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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