Social Dimensions of Mental Health and Illness

Undergraduate

Sociological perspectives on mental health and illness, offering a challenge to purely biomedical and psychiatric models of mental disorder. Topics may include broad debates over the social determinants of mental health, the construction of normalcy and deviance, therapy culture and the structure of mental health institutions and professions, as well as more specific contemporary concerns such as anxiety, depression, addiction, attention deficit, stress and trauma. Course Format: Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restrictions: Open to SOCI (single or combined) and CRIM majors, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1P90 and SOCI 1P91 (1F90). Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1P90 and SOCI 1P91 (1F90) or permission of the department. Course Notes: This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.