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Informationen zum Autor Schnall, Peter; Dobson, Marnie; Rosskam, Ellen; Elling, Ray Klappentext Work! so fundamental to well-being! has its darker and more costly side. Work can adversely affect our health! well beyond the usual counts of injuries that we think of as 'occupational health'. This book advances a social environmental understanding of the workplace and health. Zusammenfassung Work, so fundamental to well-being, has its darker and more costly side. Work can adversely affect our health, well beyond the usual counts of injuries that we think of as 'occupational health'. This book advances a social environmental understanding of the workplace and health. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction-Chapter 1Beyond the Individual: Connecting Work Environment and Health Deborah R. Gordon and Peter L. SchnallPART I: THE CHANGING NATURE OF WORK CHAPTER 2 Economic Globalization and Its Effects on Labor Chrisy MoutsatsosCHAPTER 3 The Growing Imbalance: Class! Work! and Health in an Era of Increasing Inequality Jeffrey V. JohnsonCHAPTER 4 The Changing Nature of Work in Canada and Other Developed Countries: What Do the Trends Over Time Tell Us? Peter Smith and John FrankCHAPTER 5 The Changing Nature of Work in the United States Edward YelinPART II: THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC COSTS OF "UNHEALTHY" WORKCHAPTER 6 The Workplace and Cardiovascular DiseasePaul A. Landsbergis! Peter L. Schnall! and Marnie DobsonCHAPTER 7 From Stress to Distress: The Impact of Work on Mental HealthMarnie Dobson and Peter L. SchnallCHAPTER 8 Work! Ethnicity! and Health in CaliforniaHaiou YangCHAPTER 9 Work! Psychosocial Stressors! and the Bottom LineMaritza Jauregui and Peter L. SchnallPART III: INTERVENTIONS CHAPTER 10 Stakeholder Perspectives on Work and Stress: Seeking Common Ground Deborah R. Gordon! Maritza Jauregui! and Peter L. SchnallCHAPTER 11 Interventions to Reduce Job Stress and Improve Work Organization and Worker HealthPaul A. LandsbergisCHAPTER 12 Using Participatory Action Research Methodology to Improve Worker HealthEllen RosskamCHAPTER 13 The MUNI Health and Safety Project: A 26-Year Union-Management Research CollaborationRay Antonio! June Fisher! and Ellen RosskamCHAPTER 14 Organizing and Collaborating to Reduce Hotel Workers' Injuries Mike Casey and Ellen RosskamCHAPTER 15 The Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund: Combating Worker Exploitation and Unfair Competition through Collective Action with Responsible EmployersLilia GarcíaCHAPTER 16 Occupational and Environmental Medicine in the Twenty-First CenturyDean Baker! Marnie Dobson! and Peter L. SchnallCHAPTER 17 Emotional Labor and the Pursuit of HappinessStephen Lloyd SmithCHAPTER 18 Measuring the Protection of Workers' Health: A National Work Security IndexEllen RosskamCONCLUSIONCHAPTER 19 Curing Unhealthy WorkPeter L. Schnall! Marnie Dobson! Ellen Rosskam! and Paul LandsbergisIndex ...
