Unhealthy work
Subtitle: causes, consequences, cures
By: editors, Peter L. Schnall, Marnie Dobson, and Ellen Rosskam ; associate editors, Deborah R. Gordon, Paul A. Landsbergis, and Dean Baker.
Contributors: Schnall, Peter L.; Dobson, Marnie, 1972-; Rosskam, Ellen, 1960-
Series: Critical approaches in the health social sciences series; Critical approaches in the health social sciences series
Publisher: Baywood Pub.; Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Amityville, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780895033352
Subjects: Industrial hygiene; Public health; Job stress; Occupational Health; Occupational Diseases; Occupational Medicine -- methods; Stress, Psychological; Workload -- psychology; Workplace -- psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Beyond the individual : connecting work environment and health / Deborah R. Gordon and Peter L. Schnall; title: Economic globalization and its effects on labor / Chrisy Moutsatsos; title: The growing imbalance : class, work, and health in an era of increasing inequality / Jeffrey V. Johnson; title: The changing nature of work in Canada and other developed countries. What do the trends over time tell us? / Peter Smith and John Frank; title: The changing nature of work in the United States / Edward Yelin; title: The workplace and cardiovascular disease / Paul A. Landsbergis, Peter L. Schnall, and Marnie Dobson; title: From stress to distress : the impact of work on mental health / Marnie Dobson and Peter L. Schnall; title: Work, ethnicity, and health in California / Haiou Yang; title: Work, psychosocial stressors, and the bottom line / Maritza Jauregui and Peter L. Schnall; title: Stakeholder perspectives on work and stress : seeking common ground / Deborah R. Gordon, Maritza Jauregui, and Peter L. Schnall; title: Interventions to reduce job stress and improve work organization and worker health / Paul A. Landsbergis; title: Using participatory action research methodology to improve worker health / Ellen Rosskam; title: The MUNI health and safety project : a 26-year union-management research collaboration / Ray Antonio, June Fisher, and Ellen Rosskam; title: Organizing and collaborating to reduce hotel workers' injuries / Mike Casey and Ellen Rosskam; title: The maintenance cooperation trust fund : combating worker exploitation and unfair competition through collective action with responsible employers / Lilia Garcia; title: Occupational and environmental medicine in the twenty-first century / Dean Baker, Marnie Dobson, and Peter L. Schnall; title: Emotional labor and the pursuit of happiness / Stephen Lloyd Smith; title: Measuring the protection of workers' health : a national work security index / Ellen Rosskam; title: Conclusion : curing unhealthy work / Peter L. Schnall ... [et al.].