Langbeschreibung
Provides a 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. This book also reports on a study of stress and ill-health in a large manufacturing organisation in Australia.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: The Social and Political Context of Stress An overview is presented of Western industrial economy and the importance of work stress in modern Western industrial society. The aims and organization of the book are also presented.