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The Psychological Impact of Unemployment

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  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. Norman T. Feather

    1. Discipline of Psychology School of Social Sciences, The Flinders University of South Australia, Australia

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Social Psychology (SSSOC)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction and Overview

    • Norman T. Feather
    Pages 1-7

  3. Background Research

    • Norman T. Feather
    Pages 9-24

  4. Theoretical Approaches from the Study of Work, Employment, and Unemployment

    • Norman T. Feather
    Pages 25-45

  5. Theoretical Approaches: Some Wider Frameworks

    • Norman T. Feather
    Pages 47-82

  6. Scales and Measures

    • Norman T. Feather
    Pages 83-106

  7. Youth Unemployment: Single-Group Studies

    • Norman T. Feather
    Pages 107-140

  8. Youth Unemployment: Comparison-Group Studies

    • Norman T. Feather
    Pages 141-171

  9. Youth Unemployment: Longitudinal Studies

    • Norman T. Feather
    Pages 173-214

  10. Studies with Older-Age Groups

    • Norman T. Feather
    Pages 215-237

  11. Epilogue

    • Norman T. Feather
    Pages 239-254

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 255-285
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About this book

This book is concerned with the psychological effects of unemployment. In writing it I had two main aims: (1) to describe theoretical approaches that are relevant to understanding unemployment effects; and (2) to present the re­ sults of studies from a program of research with which I have been closely involved over recent years. In order to meet these aims I have organized the book into two main parts. I discuss background research and theoretical approaches in the first half of the book, beginning with research concerned with the psychological effects of unemployment during the Great Depression and continuing through to a dis­ cussion of more recent contributions. I have not attempted to review the liter­ ature in fine detail. Instead, I refer to some of the landmark studies and to the main theoretical ideas that have been developed. This discussion takes us through theoretical approaches that have emerged from the study of work, employment, and unemployment to a consideration of wider frameworks that can also be applied to further our understanding of unemployment effects.

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  • Discipline of Psychology School of Social Sciences, The Flinders University of South Australia, Australia

    Norman T. Feather

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