{"product_id":"the-social-costs-of-underemployment-9780521115650","title":"The Social Costs of Underemployment","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 2004 book compares the effects of two different kinds of underemployment - unemployment and inadequate employment relative to adequate employment. It studies these effects on self-esteem, alcohol abuse, depression, and, in cross-generational analysis, birth weight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...an eminently detailed, careful, and critical analysis...Highly recommended.\"    Choice\u003cbr\u003e\"...this book is engagin and balanced.\"   Monthly Labor Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; 1. Disguised unemployment and changing forms of work; 2. The social costs of unemployment; 3. Data source and methods; 4. Reverse causation: findings on the selection hypothesis; 5. Leaving school: self-esteem in an unwelcoming economy; 6. Early adulthood: alcohol misuse and underemployment; 7. Settling down: psychological depression and underemployment; 8. Extending the employment continuum: well-being in welfare transitions; 9. The next generation: underemployment and birth weight; 10. Conclusions; 11. New directions; Appendices; References; Name index; Subject index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767602479447,"sku":"9780521115650","price":31.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521115650.jpg?v=1758713970","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-social-costs-of-underemployment-9780521115650","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}