Explaining Mental Illness
eBook - ePub

Explaining Mental Illness

Sociological Perspectives

  1. 198 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Explaining Mental Illness

Sociological Perspectives

About this book

How can sociology explain the emergence of mental disorders in societies or individuals?

This authoritative book makes a case for the renewal of the sociology of mental illness, proposing a reorganisation of this field around four areas: social stratification, stress, labelling and culture. Drawing on case studies from a range of global contexts, the book argues that current research focuses on identifying 'social factors', leaving the question of causality to psychiatry, while significant critical perspectives remain untapped.

The result is an unprecedented resource that maps the current state of sociology of mental health, providing an invigorating manifesto for its future.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction: Towards a Critical Renewal of the Sociology of Mental Health
  7. 1 Social Positions ‘and’ Mental Disorders
  8. 2 Society as Stressor
  9. 3 The Weight of Labels
  10. 4 The Uses of Culture
  11. Conclusion: Explaining the ‘Mental Health Crisis’
  12. Notes
  13. References
  14. Index

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