International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 6 Issue 4

INTRODUCTION: TOWARD A SOCIOLOGY OF WORK AND HEALTH

Bennett M. Judkins

Over the last two decades concern has increased in many countries over health and safety in the workplace. Research into these issues has attracted little attention from the…

THE SESQUICENTENNIAL OF PRIESTLY V. FOWLER AND THE CONFLICT OVER WORK AND HEALTH

Carl Gersuny

Generally industrialists are interested only in the net product of their operations and aim to maximise this product by turning the private costs of doing business into social…

HIGH‐RISK WORKERS OR HIGH‐RISK WORK? GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY POLICIES IN THE HAZARDOUS WORKPLACE

Elaine Draper

The problem of workers at risk should be reframed to reflect the impact of social stratification, power relations and divergent interests in occupational health practices. The…

HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS IN JOB CHANGING AMONG U.S. COAL MINERS

Richard G. Ames, Roger B. Trent

Concerns over health and safety are important reasons for leaving the mining industry. Yet pull factors such as better hours and shifts may be even more important. A study of…

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES FOR ALCOHOLISM IN THE U.S. AND AUSTRALIA: DILEMMAS IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Terry C. Blum, Paul M. Roman

Since the early 1970s work‐based interventions to deal with the emotional problems of workers arising from the workplace have emerged from the practitioner community. “Employee…

STRESS AND COPING DISCOURSE

Paul Bellaby

Explanation of sickness, injury and absence at work frequently turns on “stress” and the individual's ability to “cope” with stress. A critique of the underlying ideology and…

POLITICAL DECENTRALISATION AND WORKER SAFETY IN ITALY

Kitty Calavita

The “economic miracle” in postwar Italy was accompanied by a rapid increase in the industrial accident and illness rates. Italian workers demanded occupational safety and health…

SAFETY, PRODUCTIVITY AND THE SOCIAL RELATIONS IN PRODUCTION: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF WORKER COOPERATIVES

Leon Grunberg

The idea that worker co‐operatives offer the possibility of increasing productivity without sacrificing workers' safety and health is investigated. Ten worker co‐operatives and…