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

A major mental health crisis has emerged among Western working populations since the 1960s, and this book captures its history through the development of occupational cultures and extensive data sources. It offers a new understanding of how mental vulnerability has evolved and provides conceptual frameworks and alternatives to current canonised knowledge about mental health in working life.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 30 April 2024
Publisher: Bristol University Press

The emergence of a significant mental health crisis among Western working populations since the 1960s has been a significant concern. To gain a comprehensive understanding of this crisis, a book has been published that delves into the history of mental vulnerability in working life. By analyzing the development of various occupational cultures and utilizing extensive data sources, the book provides a comprehensive overview of how mental vulnerability has evolved over time. Through a study spanning several decades, the book develops a new understanding of how mental vulnerability has been shaped by changes in our working lives and socio-cultural environment. It highlights how our current knowledge about work, disability, and the psyche is influenced by our time and offers alternative conceptual frameworks and insights into mental health in working life. The book challenges the current canonized knowledge about mental health in working life and provides a fresh perspective on the issue.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781447359432