Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health (Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research)

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This second edition of the Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health features theory-driven reviews of recent research with a comprehensive approach to the investigation of the ways in which society shapes the mental health of its members and the lives of those who have been diagnosed as having a mental illness

The award-winning Handbook is distinctive in its focus on how the organization and functioning of society influences the occurrence of mental disorder and its consequences. A core issue that runs throughout the text concerns the differential distribution of mental illness across various social strata, defined by status characteristics such as gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age. The contributions to this volume shed light on the social, cultural, and economic factors that explain why some social groups have an elevated risk of disorder. They also address the social repercussions of mental disorder for  individuals, including stigmatization within the larger society, and for their families and social networks.

The second edition of this seminal volume includes substantial updates to previous chapters, as well as seven new chapters on: -The Individual’s Experience of Mental Illness.–The Medicalization of Mental Illness.—Age, Aging, and Mental Health.- -Religion and Mental Health.- -Neighborhoods and Mental Health.- -Mental Health and the Law—and Public Beliefs about Mental Illness.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00A9YGSXA
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Springer
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 16, 2012
Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3.3 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 659 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9400742765
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
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