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Sociology of Mental Disorder
 
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ISBN13:9781032526041
ISBN10:1032526041
Binding:Paperback
No. of pages:412 pages
Size:229x152 mm
Weight:620 g
Language:English
Illustrations: 44 Illustrations, black & white; 42 Halftones, black & white; 2 Line drawings, black & white; 14 Tables, black & white
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Sociology of Mental Disorder

 
Edition number: 12
Publisher: Routledge
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Short description:

Blending foundational concepts and sociological perspectives on mental health issues with newer studies and accounts in an accessible and authoritative survey of the field, the new edition of the Sociology of Mental Disorder remains an essential text and an invaluable resource for students and scholars.

Long description:

The twelfth edition of the Sociology of Mental Disorder presents the major issues and research findings on the influence of race, social class, gender, and age on the incidence and prevalence of mental disorders. The text also examines the institutions that help those with mental disorders, mental health law, and public policy.


Many important updates are new to this edition:



  • The mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are examined.

  • Aging and mental health is discussed in more detail.

  • Updated review of gender differences in mental disorder.

  • A revised and more in-depth discussion of mental health and race.

  • Problems in the community care of the mentally ill are covered.

  • Updates of research and citations throughout.

Blending foundational concepts and sociological perspectives on mental health issues with newer studies and accounts in an accessible and authoritative survey of the field, the new edition of Sociology of Mental Disorder remains an essential text and an invaluable resource for students and scholars.

Table of Contents:

1 Madness and Society  2 Types of Mental Disorders  3 Becoming Mentally Disordered: The Examples of Schizophrenia, Anxiety, and Depression  4 Mental Disorder: Concepts of Causes and Cures  5 Mental Disorder as Deviant Social Behavior  6 Mental Disorder: Social Epidemiology  7 Mental Disorder: Social Class  8 Mental Disorder: Age, Gender, and Marital Status  9 Mental Disorder: Race  10 Mental Disorder: Urban versus Rural Living, COVID-19, and Migration  11 Help-Seeking Behavior and the Prepatient Experience  12 Patienthood in Institutions  13 Stigma  14 Community Care and Public Policy  15 Mental Disorder and the Law  16 Mental Disorder and Public Policy in Selected Countries