| Stress at Work: A Sociological Perspective Contributor(s): Peterson, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0895031906 ISBN-13: 9780895031907 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Industrial & Organizational Psychology - Business & Economics | Labor - Psychology | Research & Methodology |
| Dewey: 158.7 |
| LCCN: 98-11799 |
| Series: Policy, Politics, Health, and Medicine Series |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.31" W x 9.34" (1.17 lbs) 284 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a theoretical background to occupational stress, and traces the early work of Hans Selye and the development of bio-physiological, psychological and then sociological models of stress. It also reports on a study of stress and ill-health in a large manufacturing organisation in Australia. It examines the effects of stress, low self-esteem and poor mastery on psychological outcomes and ill-health symptoms. |