Sick note : a history of the British welfare state /
"Sick Note is a history of how the British state asked, who is really sick?; Tracing medical certification for absence from work from 1948 to 2010, it shows that doctors, employers, employees, politicians, media commentators, and citizens each concerned themselves with measuring sickness. At va...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- List of Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The 'Birth' of the Sick Note
- 3. Absenteeism and Postwar Rebuilding
- 4. Chauvinists and Breadwinners in the 'Classic Welfare State'
- 5. Privatization? The Sick Note into the 1980s
- 6. Chronicity and Capacity towards the New Millennium
- 7. The 'Death' of the Sick Note?
- 8. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.