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Work stress : the making of a modern epidemic / David Wainwright and Michael Calnan.

Title
Work stress : the making of a modern epidemic / David Wainwright and Michael Calnan.
Author
Wainwright, David, 1965-
Publication
Buckingham Phildelphia, Pa. : Open University Press, 2002.

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Additional Authors
Calnan, Michael
Description
ix, 230 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
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.
Subject
  • Job stress
  • Job stress > Great Britain
  • Work > Psychological aspects
  • Stress, Psychological [MESH]
  • Work [MESH]
  • Occupational Health [MESH]
  • Burnout, Professional [MESH]
  • Job Satisfaction [MESH]
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-226) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The popular discourse -- The scientific construct -- Body, self, meaning -- A brief history of work and emotions -- Therapy or resistance? -- Methodology.
ISBN
  • 0335207081
  • 0335207073 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2001054895
OCLC
  • 48170926
  • SCSB-11005131
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library