Dangerously Sleepy : Overworked Americans and the Cult of Manly Wakefulness /

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This book explores the fraught relations between overwork, sleep deprivation, and public health. The author, a health and labor historian, charts the cultural and political forces behind the overvaluation - and masculinization - of wakefulness in the United States.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Derickson, Alan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Shift systems.
Men > Employment.
Men > Attitudes.
Hours of labor.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Sommeil > Privation > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Hommes > Travail > États-Unis.
Sleep deprivation > Social aspects > United States.
Sleep deprivation > Health aspects > United States.
Men > United States > Attitudes.
Men > Employment > United States.
Shift systems > United States > History.
Hours of labor > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Sleep Is for Sissies : Elite Males as Paragons of Wakefulness
  • In a Drowsy State : The Underregulation of Overwork
  • The Long Turn : Steelworkers and Shift Rotation
  • Asleep and Awake at the Same Time : Pullman Porters on Call
  • Six Days on the Road : Long-Haul Truckers Fighting Drowsiness
  • Conclusion : The Employers' Dreams.

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