1st Edition
Social Suffering and Healing among Migrant Labourers A Qualitative Study of the Informal Sector
By Sangeeta Yadav
Copyright 2026
142 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
142 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The book uncovers the nuances of the lives of unskilled migrant labourers in India. The qualitative approach, along with the social constructivist paradigm and ethnographic fieldwork demonstrates the nature of scientific inquiry carried out in this work. The data analysis methods supporting the narratives will not only help readers understand the experiences of the migrant communities but will... Read more
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
Biography
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.
