The Rise of Mental Vulnerability at Work: A Socio-Historical and Cultural Analysis

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Ari Väänänen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH))

The Rise of Mental Vulnerability at Work

A Socio-Historical and Cultural Analysis

Ari Väänänen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH))

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Policy Press
01 April 2024

Sociology: work & labour; Coping with illness

Since the 1960s, a major mental health crisis has emerged among Western working populations. By analysing the development of various occupational cultures and using extensive data sources, this book captures the history of mental vulnerability in working life.

Through a study spanning several decades, the book develops a new understanding of how mental vulnerability has evolved through changes to our working lives and socio-cultural being. It shows how our current knowledge about work, disability and the psyche is influenced by our time and provides intertwining conceptual frameworks and alternatives to current canonised knowledge about mental health in working life.

By: Ari Väänänen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH))
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447359432
ISBN 10: 1447359437
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 01 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1. Background: mental health crisis in the labour market 2. Mental vulnerability and the moving target of mental health 3. The vulnerability of work 4. The vulnerability of cultural existence 5. Mental vulnerability in the historical context 6. The change in the understanding of occupational health 7. The historical pathways of mental vulnerability in different occupations 8. The current dynamics of vulnerability at work 9. Mental vulnerability as a social practice 10. The temporal nature of mental health at work Appendix: Original publications of the research group

Ari Väänänen is Research Professor at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. He has worked in various research units in several countries and as Vising Professor at the University of Kent.