TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wainwright,David
AU  - Calnan,Michael
TI  - Work stress: the making of a modern epidemic 
SN  - 9780335233076 (ebook)
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Buckingham
PB  - Open University Press
KW  - Job stress
KW  - History
KW  - Health and Wellbeing
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Illness & addiction: social aspects
KW  - thema
KW  - Social services & welfare, criminology
KW  - Sociology: work & labour
KW  - Occupational & industrial psychology
KW  - Social & cultural anthropology
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9780335207077; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - We are facing an epidemic of work stress. This study combines a critique of the scientific evidence relating to work stress, with an account of the social, historical and cultural changes that produced this phenomenon; "This is a very comprehensive book on the subject matter with references that users can access and follow through. It is well structured and the writing style is appropriate for a wide range of students."Mo Nowrung, University of East Anglia, UK We are facing an epidemic of work stress. But why should problems at work which previously led to industrial disputes and political activity now be experienced as a cause of physical or mental illness? This book combines a critique of the scientific evidence relating to work stress, with an account of the social, historical and cultural changes that produced this phenomenon. The analysis is grounded in workers' accounts of their experiences of work stress, derived from the authors' qualitative research. Sociological theories of embodiment, emotions and medicalization are employed to explore the role of subjectivity in mediating the relationship between work and ill health.This book concludes with an exploration of the consequences of adopting the passive identity of 'work stress victim', and the extent to which individuals resist the medicalization of their problems. It will be of interest to a range of students and researchers in the social sciences, particularly those with an interest in medical sociology, sociology of work, management studies and industrial relations
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