Vulnerable Workers
Psychosocial and Legal Issues
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 19. December 1990
Book
Hardback
354 pages
978-0-471-92759-4 (ISBN)
Description
Presented in four parts, this collection of reports provides an overview of the psycho-social and legal issues of vulnerable workers, followed by sections on physical and health disabilities, a European/American cross-cultural perspective, major minority groups and terms of victimization.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 line figure, 2 tables, index
Dimensions
Height: 54 mm
Width: 36 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-92759-4 (9780471927594)
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Content
Contributors: vulnerable workers - psychosocial and legal issues - an overview, Jill Earnshaw and Marilyn J Davidson. Part 1 Vulnerable workers - cross cultural perspective: vulnerable workers - what is the European Community commitment?, Gill Whitting; vulnerable workers in the United States - a psychosocial and legal perspective, Steven L Willborn. Part 2 Vulnerable workers - physical and health disabilities: disabled workers - psychosocial issues, Martin F McHugh; disabled workers - legal issues, Brian Doyle; HIV positive workers and workers with AIDS - psychosocial and counselling issues, Anna Stallard; AIDS sufferers at work and the law, Brian Napier. Part 3 Vulnerable workers in terms of victimization: violence and vulnerability in the workplace - psychosocial and legal implications, Kate Painter; sexual harassment at work - the psychosocial issues, David E Terpstra and Douglas D Baker; sexual harassment - legal issues, past and future development, Vivienne Gay; lesbians and gay men in the workplace: psychosocial issues, Celia Kitzinger; homosexuals and transsexuals at work - legal issues, Jill Earnshaw and Peter Pace. Part 4 Vulnerable workers - "major" minorities: part-time workers - current contradictions and future opportunities, Sonia Liff; the legal vulnerability of part-timers - is job sharing the solution, Patricia Leighton; the experience of black workers, Paul Iles and Randhir Auluck; ethnic minority workers in the UK - where is the law going?, Geoffrey Bindman.