Making Shiftwork Tolerable

Timothy H. Monk

ISBN 10: 0850668220 / ISBN 13: 9780850668223

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun 1992, 1992

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Neuware - This text guides the reader through the many forms of shiftwork, adopting a broad definition as being any regularly-taken employment outside the 'day working window' 06.00 to 18.00. The experiences of shiftworkers are described, along with those.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Shiftwork Tolerable
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun 1992
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0850668220
• ISBN 13: 9780850668223
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 296W x 214H x 11D millimeters 296 millimeters width by 214 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
• Weight: 312 grams

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Synopsis

This text guides the reader through the many forms of shiftwork, adopting a broad definition as being any regularly-taken employment outside the "day working window" 06.00 to 18.00. This excellent guide introduces the many and caried forms of shiftwork, adopting from the outset a broad definition of the term to embrace any regularly-taken employment outside the 'day-working window'. The authors, both internationally recognised experts in the field, describe in jargon-free language the diverse experiences of shift workers and identify the problems associated with abnormal hours. As shiftwork becomes more prevalent, prompted by economic considerations of employers in both traditional manufacturing and more recently, in the service sector, new shiftwork patterns are being introduced. The authors acknowledge the problems inherent in studying shiftwork, reviewing three classes of study: field, survey and laboratory simulation, and discuss the role of national culture in determining and limiting the applicability of 'generic' results.

Topics covered include human, biological, economic, social and domestic influences; stress, strain and shiftwork; health and safety; shiftwork and task performance.

About the Author

Timothy H. Monk has been engaged in researching the human biological clock and its influences on sleep and performance since 1974. H is currently an Associate Professor pf Psychiatry and Director of the Human Chronobiology Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Simon Folkard has been working in chronopsychology since 1971. He currently leads the Body Rhythm and Shiftwork Team at the Medical Research |Council's Applied Psychology Unit in Sheffield, UK.