Industry and the interior life : industrial 'experts' and the mental world of workers in twentieth century Britain
This thesis explores representations and discussion of the âinteriorâ life of industrial workers in psychological, literary and sociological discourse published between 1900 and 1970 in twentieth-century Britain. The attempts of amateur and professional psychologists, writers and sociologists to uncover, decipher and accurately represent the mental world of industrial workers is examined with reference to broader medical and psychological conceptualisations of the influences and effects that different types of labour exercised over the minds and bodies of individuals. The following chapters focus upon industrial psychological, sociological and autobiographical literature from the period, tracing contrasting explanations and solutions for expressions of unease and dissatisfaction in industrial environments. The main themes explored include discussion of âindustrial misfitsâ and âneuroticâ workers in published industrial psychological literature during the inter-war period. This thesis will also include analysis of the testimonies of non-specialist Mass-Observers and the contrasting postwar industrial sociological studies on the Affluent Worker produced by sociologists John Goldthorpe, David Lockwood
Whitelaw, Brooke Emma
HD Industries. Land use. Labor ; BF Psychology ; DA Great Britain
Industry and the interior life : industrial 'experts' and the mental world of workers in twentieth century Britain. This thesis explores representations and discussion of the âinteriorâ life of industrial workers in psychological, literary and sociological discourse published between 1900 and 1970 in twentieth-century Britain. The attempts of amateur and professional psychologists, writers and sociologists to uncover, decipher and accurately represent the mental world of industrial workers is examined with reference to broader medical and psychological conceptualisations of the influences and effects that different types of labour exercised over the minds and bodies of individuals. The following chapters focus upon industrial psychological, sociological and autobiographical literature from the period, tracing contrasting explanations and solutions for expressions of unease and dissatisfaction in industrial environments. The main themes explored include discussion of âindustrial misfitsâ and âneuroticâ workers in published industrial psychological literature during the inter-war period. This thesis will also include analysis of the testimonies of non-specialist Mass-Observers and the contrasting postwar industrial sociological studies on the Affluent Worker produced by sociologists John Goldthorpe, David Lockwood
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