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Book SynopsisWork is a central aspect of life, providing a source of structure, a means of survival, connection to others, and optimally a means of self-determination. Across the globe, people devote considerable time and effort to preparing for, adjusting to, and managing their work lives. Many of the major crises affecting people and communities--including wars, famines, poverty, and risks to personal safety--have been and continue to be related to working. At the same time, working, when it is dignified and meaningful, can create the foundation for a satisfying life that allows people to support themselves and their families, and to find an outlet for their values and interests in the world of work. This handbook is designed to expand and deepen a growing discourse about the psychological nature of working. Building on critiques of psychology''s traditional assumptions and practices about work and career, the psychology of working perspective has been advanced as an inclusive, broad-reaching fra
Trade ReviewThis is an outstanding research-based book on the psychology of work. Anyone who studies work and how it affects people positively or negatively should read it. * IBiz India *
The book's look and feel, and the authors' writing styles, are scholarly/professional. This volume is interesting/relevant/accessible for readers beyond the psychological field. Blustein has received multiple practitioner/research awards and has written extensively on work-related topics." * D. Truty, Northeastern Illinois University, CHOICE *
Table of ContentsPart One: Theoretical Foundations ; 1. The Psychology of Working: A New Perspective for a New Era ; David L. Blustein ; 2. Critical Psychology, Well-Being, and Work ; Isaac Prilleltensky and Graham B. Stead ; 3. Social Constructionist Thought and Working ; Graham B. Stead ; 4. Traditional and Emerging Career-Development Theory and the Psychology of Working ; Jane L. Swanson ; Part Two: The Context of Working ; 5. Race and Working ; Lisa Y. Flores ; 6. Gender and the Psychology of Working ; Neeta Kantamneni ; 7. Toward an Inclusive LGBT Psychology of Working ; Mary Z. Anderson and James M. Croteau ; 8. Poverty, Social Class, and Working ; Saba Rasheed Ali ; 9. From Work and Family to a Dual Model of Working ; Mary Sue Richardson and Charles Schaeffer ; 10. Approaches to Aging and Working ; Harvey L. Sterns and Anthony A. Sterns ; 11. Work and Disability ; Ellen Fabian ; Part Three: Organizational Implications ; 12. Redefining Work, Work Identity, and Career Success ; Douglas T. Hall and Philip H. Mirvis ; 13. A More Inclusive Industrial-Organizational Psychology ; Michael J. Zickar ; Part Four: Counseling and Psychotherapy ; 14. Counseling Clients with Work-Based Challenges ; Sherri L. Turner, Julia L. Conkel Ziebell, and Robin A. Alcala Saner ; 15. Psychotherapy and the Integration of the Psychology of Working into Therapeutic Practices ; Anderson J. Franklin and Mary Beth Medvide ; Part Five: Community-Based Interventions and Public Policy ; 16. The Promise of Work as a Component of Educational Reform ; Maureen E. Kenny ; 17. Training and Employment Services for Adult Workers ; Cindy L. Juntunen and Tamba-Kuii M. Bailey ; 18. Public Policy and the Psychology of Working ; Spencer G. Niles and Edwin L. Herr
