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Aspectos socioculturales de la precariedad laboral y de su impacto
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This essay analyzes the current work crisis, its individual and social influence and its implications on human development and health. It discusses the main cultural perspectives on the notion of work and presents the hypothesis of a possible influence of the cultural meaning of the concept of 'work' on diminishing self-esteem and mental health problems among unemployed people. The essay also highlights possible implications of the current situation in the future taking into consideration socioeconomic and political aspects as well as global demographic growth. Finally, the essay discusses the role that Public Health should have not only in the prevention and control of health problems among the unemployed, but also in the social, economic and cultural changes that are considered necessary to mitígate the serious social differences and to improve the current situation.
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ISLA PERA, Ma. Pilar (María Pilar). Aspectos socioculturales de la precariedad laboral y de su impacto. Cultura de los Cuidados. Revista de enfermería y humanidades. 2002. Vol. 12, num. 47-54. ISSN 1138-1728. [consulted: 7 of September of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/32569