Sociology of Mental Disorder

William C. Cockerham (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

389 Seiten

2002 | 6th edition
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-13-097959-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Intended for undergraduate courses in Mental Illness and Mental Health in departments of Sociology or Social Work, this text offers a review of the field of mental health from a sociological (rather than psychiatric) perspective, and it incorporates the data and research findings available.

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For undergraduate courses in Mental Illness and Mental Health in departments of Sociology or Social Work.

Offering a complete review of the field of mental health from a sociological (rather than psychiatric) perspective, this text incorporates the most current data and research findings available—including the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).

Inhalt

 1. The Problem of Mental Disorder.


 2. Types of Mental Disorders.


 3. Mental Disorder: Concepts of Causes and Cures.


 4. Mental Disorder as Deviant Behavior.


 5. Mental Disorder: Social Epidemiology.


 6. Mental Disorder: Social Class.


 7. Mental Disorder: Age, Gender, and Marital Status.


 8. Mental Disorder: Urban versus Rural Living and Migration.


 9. Mental Disorder: Race.


10. Help-Seeking Behavior and the Prepatient Experience.


11. Acting Mentally Disordered: The Example of Schizophrenia, Anxiety, and Depression.


12. The Mental Hospital Patient.


13. Residing in the Community.


14. Community Care and Public Policy.


15. Mental Disorder and the Law.


16. Mental Disorder and Public Policy in Selected Countries.


References.


Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.9.2002
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 229 x 153 mm
• Gewicht: 470 g
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-13-097959-7 / 0130979597
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-097959-9 / 9780130979599
• Zustand: Neuware