ISBN:
9789400742765
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XXI, 636 p. 29 illus, digital)
Edition:
2nd ed. 2013
Series Statement:
Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Handbook of the sociology of mental health
Parallel Title:
Print version Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health
Keywords:
Social sciences
;
Public health
;
Psychiatry
;
Psychology, clinical
;
Consciousness
;
Social Sciences
;
Social psychiatry
;
Mental illness
;
Social aspects
;
Psychische Störung
;
Psychische Gesundheit
;
Medizinsoziologie
Abstract:
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 illnessThe 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 Individuals 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 Lawand Public Beliefs about Mental Illness.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-4276-5
URL:
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