Dangerously Sleepy: Overworked Americans and the Cult of Manly Wakefulness

Alan Derickson

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2014

Dangerously Sleepy

Overworked Americans and the Cult of Manly Wakefulness

Alan Derickson

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812208771

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About this book

Dangerously Sleepy explores the fraught relations between overwork, sleep deprivation, and public health. Health and labor historian Alan Derickson charts the cultural and political forces behind the overvaluation—and masculinization—of wakefulness in the United States.

Author / Editor information

Alan Derickson is Professor of Labor Studies and History at Pennsylvania State University and author of Health Security for All: Dreams of Universal Health Care in America, Black Lung: Anatomy of a Public Health Disaster, and Workers' Health, Workers' Democracy: The Western Miners' Struggle, 1891-1925.

Reviews

"What do Silicon Valley, long-haul truckers, and Donald Trump all have in common? An 'I'll sleep when I'm dead' ethic that conflates manliness with lack of sleep. Dangerously Sleepy shows that this is not just silly: it's downright dangerous."—Joan C. Williams, Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law

"Smart and original, Dangerously Sleepy has pace, power, and a wonderful sardonic sense of humor. Alan Derickson connects working hours to work safety and sleeplessness to masculinity."—Michael Zuckerman, University of Pennsylvania

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
1. Sleep Is for Sissies: Elite Males as Paragons of Wakefulness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. In a Drowsy State: The Underregulation of Overwork Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
3. The Long Turn: Steelworkers and Shift Rotation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
4. Asleep and Awake at the Same Time: Pullman Porters on Call Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
5. Six Days on the Road: Long-Haul Truckers Fighting Drowsiness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
Conclusion: The Employers’ Dreams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Keywords: American History; Women's Studies; Gender Studies; American Studies; Gender Studies

eBook

Published: October 9, 2013
ISBN: 9780812208771