Occupational Health Psychology and Women in Asian Contexts

Oi Ling SIU; Haijiang  WANG; Milan PAGON

doi:10.1017/9781108561716.027

Occupational Health Psychology and Women in Asian Contexts

Oi Ling SIU, Haijiang WANG, Milan PAGON

Department of Applied Psychology

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Abstract

The focus of discussion in this chapter is on occupational stress and health of women in Asian contexts. There are similarities of occupational health and illness between Asian and Western women, and occupational health in Asian contexts is more related to culture, with working women expected to fulfill traditional modest feminist and family responsibilities. Two cases in Asian countries are examined in depth, Bangladesh and China, to illustrate the intersection role of culture and gender on occupational stress and health.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Cambridge Handbook of the International Psychology of Women
Editors	Fanny M. CHEUNG, Diane F. HALPERN
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Chapter	22
Pages	317-328
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9781108561716
ISBN (Print)	9781108473033, 9781108460903
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108561716.027
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020

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Keywords

Bangladesh
Career development
China
Garments industry
Health and safety
Job design
Newcomer socialization
Occupational stress
Sex workers

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