A Sociology of Mental Illness - Softcover

Tausig, Mark; Michello, Janet; Subedi, Sree

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9780134596372: A Sociology of Mental Illness

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ISBN 10: 0134596374 ISBN 13: 9780134596372

Publisher: Pearson, 1998

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For upper-level and graduate level courses in Sociology of Mental Health, Medical Sociology and Psychiatric Sociology taught in Sociology Departments. May also be used for courses in Social Work, Psychology, and Nursing. This book presents the social context of mental health and illness. It takes a social causation perspective that emphasizes the psychological consequences of patterns of social organization. Part I emphasizes the social causes of psychological distress. Part II describes the societal reactions to deviant behavior emphasizing social labeling and the medical control of deviance.

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