The age of stress : science and the search for stability / Mark Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stress (Physiology).

Stress (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An exploration of the history of scientific studies of stress in the modern world, revealing how the science that legitimates and fuels current anxieties about stress has been shaped by a wide range of socio-political and cultural, as well as biological factors.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Epigraph; Prologue: The Age of Stress; 1. The Shock of Modernity; 2. Adaptation and Disease; 3. The Biochemistry of Life; 4. The Cathedral of Stress; 5. Coping with Stress; 6. The Pursuit of Happiness; Epilogue: The Search for Stability; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Apr. 5, 2013).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-251499-7

0-19-879453-3

0-19-164113-8

1-299-35605-2

OCLC:

922972034