The ills of work: a change for the worse, a reconstruction or an illusion?

In recent years, the attention of French public opinion has been focused on the noxious effects of new ways of organizing work. Stress, ''suffering'', burnout, psychosocial risks and suicides are topics that have brought experts, the media and politicians into action. What do the...

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Published in:Sociologie du travail (Paris) 2011-01, Vol.53 (1), p.3-36
Main Authors: Lallement, M, Marry, C, Loriol, M, Molinier, P, Gollac, M, Marichalar, P, Martin, E
Format: Article
Language:eng ; fre
Subjects:
Employment
Employment Changes
France
Mental stress
Occupational diseases
Occupational Stress
Public Opinion
Risk
Social construction
Social Constructionism
Stress
Suffering
Suicide
Trade unions
Work organization
Working life
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Summary:In recent years, the attention of French public opinion has been focused on the noxious effects of new ways of organizing work. Stress, ''suffering'', burnout, psychosocial risks and suicides are topics that have brought experts, the media and politicians into action. What do the social sciences have to say about this? Among the several reactions presented, the principal contrast arises between those who analyze the ills of work as ''social constructions'' and those who see them as the implications of a trend toward intensifying job-related activities. All rights reserved, Elsevier
ISSN:0038-0296
DOI:10.1016/j.soctra.2010.12.001