Jobs, Health, and the Meaning of Work

Name: Jobs, Health, and the Meaning of Work
Brand: The MIT Press
SKU: 9780262548694-MTUSDTR
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English • Age Adult - Adult

176 pages • 6.0 x 9.0 x 0.44 in

Approx. weight: 0.47 lb

Publication date: 06 Aug,2024

Barcode: 9780262548694 • The MIT Press

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By: Mary Davis

A first-of-its-kind analysis using public health and economics research to illuminate how jobs affect our well-being.

As the saying goes, “find a job you that you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Could it really be so simple? According to Mary Davis’s innovative Jobs, Health, and the Meaning of Work, of course not. Davis explores the science of jobs from the vantage point of both public health and economics; in doing so, she untangles the complex weave of what makes people happy, healthy, and fulfilled at work. Sharing the real-life stories of workers who thrive (or struggle) in their jobs, this book emphasizes the point that there is no single recipe for what makes work healthy and meaningful across workers.

Topics covered in the book include wage and nonwage characteristics of jobs that impact worker well-being, the role of recessions, the concept of meaningful work, and job stress and burnout. It concludes by putting these stories and research within the context of the COVID labor economy and the future of work. This novel blend of economic and public health research deepens the discussion of what makes work meaningful.