Occupational alienation and the mental health of university students

Abstract Mental health, especially in the youth, has been a prevailing concern recent years. University students are particularly high-risk population for mental health problems. Changing perspectives field of present opportunity to explore this concept through an occupational justice lens – specifically that alienation. Through brief review relevant literature, critical essay will relationship among concepts alienation from both sociology and science perspective, consider insights may be obtained application understanding university students. The use provides alternative perspective when considering factors potentially contributing problems population.