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A glossary for the social epidemiology of work organization. Part 3: terms from labour markets
This is part 3 of a three-part glossary on the
social epidemiology of work organisation. The
first two parts deal with the social psychology
of work and with organisations. This concluding
part presents concepts related to labour markets.
These concepts are drawn from economics, business
and sociology. They relate both to traditional
interests in these disciplines and to contemporary
ideas on post-industrialisation and globalisation,
particularly the growth of employment in service
industries, the development of a 24-h economy,
increased participation of the female labour force
and the perceived needs of employers in emerging
high-tech economies.These changes are of
particular interest because they are linked to
increasing inequality in earnings and changes in
social relationships in employment. These concepts
have the potential to elucidate the pathways
through which health is affected by conditions of
work as an underlying cause