Sangeeta Yadav

Social Suffering and Healing among Migrant Labourers

A Qualitative Study of the Informal Sector

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Produktbeschreibung

The book uncovers the nuances of the lives of unskilled migrant labourers in India. The qualitative approach, social constructivist paradigm and ethnographic fieldwork supporting the narratives will not only help readers understand the experiences of the migrant communities but will also facilitate a bond of empathy with them.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 388g
• ISBN-13: 9781032912172
• ISBN-10: 1032912170
• Artikelnr.: 73770716

Autorenporträt

Sangeeta Yadav has completed her Doctoral dissertation for Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Her doctoral work was on the Mental Health of the Unskilled Migrant Labourers in India. She has published research papers in many nationally and internationally reputed journals. Currently she is working as an Associate Professor in Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling, Sonipat.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Migration in India: A Brief Overview 2. Mental Health: Transcending the
Boundaries of Symptoms 3. Methodology 4. Findings - Suffering: The Sources
of Threat to the Selfhood 5. Findings - Healing: Tracing the Pathways to
Wellbeing 6. Field Experiences 7. Discussion, Implications, and Limitations