Lewchuk, Wayne,

Working without commitments : the health effects of precarious employment / Wayne Lewchuk, Marlea Clarke, Alice De Wolf. - viii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Working without commitments: employment relationships and health -- A short history of the employment relationship: control, effort, and support -- Working without commitments and the characteristics of the employment relationship -- Gender, race, and the characteristics of the employment relationship -- The employment strain model and the health effects of less permanent employment -- The blurred lines between precariousness and permanence -- Sustainable, less permanent employment -- "On a path" to employment security? -- Unsustainable, less permanent employment -- Creating commitments in less permanent employment: policy reforms to address rising insecurity.

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Precarious employment--Health aspects--Canada
Precarious employment--Social aspects--Canada
Job stress--Canada
Population Characteristics

HD5858.C2 / L49 2011

613.62