Shutdown at Youngstown

F. Stevens Redburn, Terry F. Buss

Description

In spite of the gravity of the problem of mass unemployment and its periodic recurrence in industrial societies, few scientific studies have been undertaken which serve to define the impact of plant closings on workers, families, and the community; to evaluate individual group, or community responses to closings; and to offer suggestions for the future.

Shutdown at Youngstown meets this need. It presents the findings of a multidisciplinary, scientific study of the closing of the steel mills in Youngstown in 1977 which put 5,000 persons out of work. Research reported in the text is based on personal interviews, social indicator data, and data from health and human service agencies. The authors conclude by developing a public policy for dealing with plant closings and the crisis of mass unemployment.

Individuals Interviewed
Figures
Tables
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction

Part 1. Background

2. Black Monday: The Closing of Youngstown Sheet and Tube

Part 2. Impact of the Closing

Overview
3. The Psychological Impact of the Shutdown
4. The Community Impact of the Shutdown

Part 3. Responding to the Crisis

Overview
5. Reemployment, Retraining, and Relocation
6. Other Responses: Individuals and Agencies

Part 4. Social Policies for Mass Unemployment

Overview
7. Employment Policy
8. Human Services Policies
9. The Longer Run

Appendix A. Methodology
Appendix B. Politics of a Plant Closing
Appendix C. Measurement of Mental Health
Appendix D. Euology to a Shutdown Steel Mill

Notes
References
Index

Sujets

• Central
• National

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 30 juin 1983
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780791498132
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 22 Mo

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