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Sociology of mental disorder / William C. Cockerham.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall ; London : Pearson Education [distributor], 2010.Edition: 8th edDescription: 384 pISBN:
  • 9780205748068 (pbk.) :
  • 9780205748068 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.19689 COC
LOC classification:
  • RC455 .C57 2010
Contents:
1.The problem of mental disorder -- 2.Types of mental disorders -- 3.Mental disorder: concepts of causes and cures -- 4.Mental disorders 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 depressioin -- 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.
Summary: Aimed at 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 perspective. It incorporates the most up-to-date research findings available.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.19689 COC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00213043
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.19689 COC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00213042

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.The problem of mental disorder -- 2.Types of mental disorders -- 3.Mental disorder: concepts of causes and cures -- 4.Mental disorders 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 depressioin -- 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.

Aimed at 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 perspective. It incorporates the most up-to-date research findings available.

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