Article ID: CBB000330532

Australian Influences on Elton Mayo: The Construct of Revery in Industrial Society (2002)

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Elton Mayo was born in Australia and spent most of his first 42 years in that country. This article explores the Australian context in which he developed his views of industrial society. There are key differences between the political context of Australia compared with that of the United States during the time that Mayo developed his approach to psychology and the role of workers in industry. In addition, the social context in which Mayo established his career was shaped by significant political events in Australia. The construct of revery, which describes a specific state of consciousness, is central to Mayo's early theorizing and was developed by Mayo partly in reaction to political and industrial conflict occurring in Australia.

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Authors & Contributors
Anderson, Warwick H.
Bennett, M. R.
Bourke, Helen
Cameron-Smith, Alexander
Cullen, David O'Donald
Ekovich, Steven R.
Journals
History of Psychiatry
Asclepio: Archivo Iberoamericano de Historia de la Medicina
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin Canadienne d'Histoire de la Medecine
Historical Records of Australian Science
Historical Studies
History & Philosophy of Psychology
Publishers
Australian Military History Publications
Duke University Press
Transaction Books
Wiley-Blackwell
University of California, Irvine
University of North Texas
Concepts
Psychology
Psychiatry
Mental disorders and diseases
Colonialism
War neuroses
World War I
People
Mayo, Elton
Anderson, John Stuart
Langevin, Paul
Piaget, Jean
Rutherford, Ernest, 1st Baron
Turtle, Alison
Time Periods
20th century, early
20th century
19th century
20th century, late
Places
Australia
Great Britain
Brazil
India
United States
West Africa
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