Book contents
- A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health Second Edition
- A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health Second Edition
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I Approaches to Mental Health and Illness: Conflicting Definitions and Emphases
- Part II The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness
- 9 Stressors, Stress, and Distress
- 10 Social Support and Mental Health
- 11 Work and Unemployment as Stressors
- 12 Socioeconomic Stratification and Mental Disorder
- 13 Gender and Mental Health: Do Men and Women Have Different Amounts or Types of Problems?
- 14 Race and Mental Health: Patterns and Challenges
- 15 African American Women and Mental Well-Being: The Triangulation of Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status
- 16 Marital Status and Mental Health
- 17 Stress and Distress in Childhood and Adolescence
- 18 Psychopathology and Risky Sexual Behaviors among Black Adolescents
- 19 Well-Being across the Life Course
- 20 Mental Health and Terrorism
- Part III Mental Health Systems and Policy
- References
- Index
11 - Work and Unemployment as Stressors
from Part II - The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
Book contents
- A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health Second Edition
- A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health Second Edition
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I Approaches to Mental Health and Illness: Conflicting Definitions and Emphases
- Part II The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness
- 9 Stressors, Stress, and Distress
- 10 Social Support and Mental Health
- 11 Work and Unemployment as Stressors
- 12 Socioeconomic Stratification and Mental Disorder
- 13 Gender and Mental Health: Do Men and Women Have Different Amounts or Types of Problems?
- 14 Race and Mental Health: Patterns and Challenges
- 15 African American Women and Mental Well-Being: The Triangulation of Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status
- 16 Marital Status and Mental Health
- 17 Stress and Distress in Childhood and Adolescence
- 18 Psychopathology and Risky Sexual Behaviors among Black Adolescents
- 19 Well-Being across the Life Course
- 20 Mental Health and Terrorism
- Part III Mental Health Systems and Policy
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter considers some of the mental health consequences of work and unemployment. Two major changes involved the nature of work and participation of women in the labor force. This chapter describes each of these changes, providing a context for the consideration of the relation of work and unemployment to mental health. First, there have been a number of changes in the types of work available in the United States. Second, women have entered the labor force in increasing numbers, partly in response to changes in the occupational structure. The chapter focuses on the stressful aspects of work; the benefits of work are examined indirectly when the authors consider the effects of unemployment. Many studies have found that the effect of unemployment is more negative among persons of low socioeconomic status. Several investigators have shown the importance of examining the economic context in which individuals experience unemployment.
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- A Handbook for the Study of Mental HealthSocial Contexts, Theories, and Systems, pp. 213 - 225Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009
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