Department of Socialogy at CU FA cordially invites you to a lecture by a visiting Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Dawn Norris (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse).
Abstract
A substantial amount of research in the United States examines the relationship between unemployment and mental health, but it often focuses on financial strain. Recent research has begun to use a social-psychological approach to explore the importance of identity in the unemployment-mental health process. However, cross-national research taking this approach is limited. In this presentation, I will summarize the findings from my qualitative research on this topic in the United States, as published in Job Loss, Identity, and Mental Health (Rutgers University Press, 2016). I will then provide an overview of my planned Fulbright research project in which I examine this topic using a social-psychological approach in the Czech Republic. A cross-national approach is key to understanding the ways that national structure, culture, and history help shape the unemployment experience. Cross-national work can also help inform coping and support strategies for unemployed individuals and the organizations that serve them.
Event detail
- Event start
- 23. 2. 2023 14:00
- Venue
- hybrid: Department of Sociology, meeting room 207, Jilská 1, Praha 1 & Zoom
- Website
- https://www.soc.cas.cz/akce/job-loss-identity-and-mental-health-comparing-and-contrasting-us-and-czech-republic
- Event type
- Lecture
