Social Suffering and Healing Among Migrant Labourers - A Qualitative Study of the Informal Sector

The book uncovers the nuances of the lives of unskilled migrant labourers in India. The qualitative approach, social constructivist paradigm and ethnographic fieldwork supporting the narratives will not only help readers understand the experiences of the migrant communities but will also facilitate a bond of empathy with them.

List of contents

1. Migration in India: A Brief Overview 2. Mental Health: Transcending the Boundaries of Symptoms 3. Methodology 4. Findings - Suffering: The Sources of Threat to the Selfhood 5. Findings - Healing: Tracing the Pathways to Wellbeing 6. Field Experiences 7. Discussion, Implications, and Limitations

About the author

Sangeeta Yadav has completed her Doctoral dissertation for Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Her doctoral work was on the Mental Health of the Unskilled Migrant Labourers in India. She has published research papers in many nationally and internationally reputed journals. Currently she is working as an Associate Professor in Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling, Sonipat.

Product details

• Authors: Sangeeta Yadav, Yadav Sangeeta
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 22.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032912172
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3291217-2
• No. of pages: 116
• Series: Critical and Qualitative Approaches to Mental Health Experiences among Vulnerable Groups
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Social Work, Migration, immigration & emigration, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Regional / International studies, Sociology: work & labour, Indian sub-continent, Sociology: work and labour, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity, Sociology of work;Social Work;Psychology;Urban Migration