Stress and Distress among the Unemployed: Hard Times and Vulnerable People

Employing both large-scale surveys and in-depth interviews, the authors document the mental health effects on workers caused by the closure of four General Motor plants. They paint a portrait of how the social context in which these workers lived played a critical role in their experiences of unempl...

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Beteiligte Personen: Broman, Clifford L. (VerfasserIn), Hamilton, V. Lee (VerfasserIn), Hoffman, William S. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Springer US 2001
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2001
Schriftenreihe:Springer Studies in Work and Industry
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4241-4
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4241-4
Zusammenfassung:Employing both large-scale surveys and in-depth interviews, the authors document the mental health effects on workers caused by the closure of four General Motor plants. They paint a portrait of how the social context in which these workers lived played a critical role in their experiences of unemployment or of keeping their jobs when others around them lost theirs. More than simply a study of unemployment and mental health, this book is also a story of coping and resilience
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (XV, 226 p)
ISBN:9781461542414
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4615-4241-4