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11%OFFDawn R. Norris - Job Loss, Identity, and Mental Health - 9780813573830 - V9780813573830
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Job Loss, Identity, and Mental Health

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Description for Job Loss, Identity, and Mental Health Paperback. .
Our jobs are often a big part of our identities, and when we are fired, we can feel confused, hurt, and powerless—at sea in terms of who we are. Drawing on extensive, real-life interviews, Job Loss, Identity, and Mental Health shines a light on the experiences of unemployed, middle-class professional men and women, showing how job loss can affect both identity and mental health. Sociologist Dawn R. Norris uses in-depth interviews to offer insight into the experience of losing a job—what it means for daily life, how the unemployed feel about it, and the process they go through as they try ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813573830
SKU
V9780813573830
Shipping Time
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99-50

About Dawn R. Norris
DAWN R. NORRIS is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse.

Reviews for Job Loss, Identity, and Mental Health
"This book offers a poignant assessment of the social-psychological consequences of unemployment. Using longitudinal in-depth interviews, Norris shows the profound costs of unemployment for middle-class workers. She also thoughtfully illuminates the importance of gender in the experience of joblessness. Recommended!"
Annette Lareau
Stanley I. Sheerr Professor, University of Pennsylvania
"Norris’s work is an accessible and engaging exploration of the ... Read more

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