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Synopsis
Work is a many-sided human enterprise that has been written about from a great many different points of view, representing almost every field of knowledge and almost every level of our social structure. Merely to identify these points of view is an impressive task. The subject of work has been written about by theologians and philosophers, by poets and novelists, by historians, economists, and sociologists, by biologists and naturalists, by politicians, by essayists and journalists. It has been described as both a blessing and a curse, as the chief means through which man has developed a high culture, and as a ravager of our natural environment. Following the preface, and an introductory chapter on the scope of the problem of work, the title is divided up into four main sections, which include: Work and Society, Work and the Individual, Clinical Issues, and Some Contemporary Problems. Since the appearance of the first edition three major developments have taken place in the World of Work. First, there has been a sudden explosion of concern-at the levels of both federal government and industrial management - about what is being perceived as new and dangerous forms of work alienation. Second, the late 1960's and early 1970's was a period in which major new claims for occupational equality were being put forward by sectors of the actual and potential labor force - women, blacks, other minorities - which had hitherto been denied full access to the opportunity structure. Third, any partly because of these new claims, an acrimonious and rather widely publicized debate has broken out among social scientists concerning the biological and social factors implicated in equality. This second edition, therefore, was prompted not merely by the ordinary requirements of scholarly updating, but also because of the need to take account of these important new developments.
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About the Author
Walter S. Neff (1910-1997) was Professor Emeritus, New York University and professor of Psychiatry (Psychology) at the School of Medicine, SUNY/Stony Brook. He was one of the pioneers in the developing and controversial field of psychiatric rehabilitation and his chief research focus has been in psychological problems of work and in use as a therapeutic medium for the emotionally disturbed. He was a fellow of the American Psychological Association and Past-President of the Division on the Psychological Aspects of Disability of the APA.
Review
“The reviewer has been responsible for ‘teaching’ the vocational aspects of counseling for several years. This book will serve as an outstanding text in preparing educational and rehabilitative counselors. Viewing the messages in this book from the position of a practitioner, I would feel that every practitioner could learn from it. Lastly, this book will familiarize those who are not counselors with the current status of what is known about why people work and will offer constructive ideas regarding how to approach those who ‘will not work.’ As a final testimony to the excellence of this book, I will be ordering it for my class as soon as I complete this sentence.”
—Philip A. Perrone, the Journal of Human Resources
“Sociologists specializing in work behavior will find this book well written.”
—C. E. Tygart, American Sociological Review
“It is becoming increasingly apparent that a significant proportion of the U.S. population fails to make a successful, long-term adaptation to employment. Aside from the structural barriers affecting vocational opportunities for a portion of this population, there are significant numbers of individuals whose vocational deficiencies are attributable to physical and mental incapacities. Neff has pent a major portion of his professional life attempting to understand the impact of disability on individual behavior and developing appropriate methods whereby disabled individuals might acquire the behavioral competencies to sustain themselves in employment. This book, therefore, summarizes the view of one who has played a significant role in the development of vocational rehabilitation. . . . This book . . . represents a singular effort to define and place in perspective issues concerning adjustment of individuals to the demands of work.”
—William H. Button, Industrial and Labor Relations Review
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- PublisherAldine De Gruyter
- ISBN 10 0202303195
- ISBN 13 9780202303192
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages345
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