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SOCI 3112

Mental Health and Society

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Fall 2019

Topics

  • Introductions, Overview & the Problem of Mental Disorder
  • SoMD, “The Problem of Mental Disorder.”
  • The Challenge of Defining Mental Disorders
  • SoMD, : “Types of Disorders” (read
  • skim 34-53)
  • Models of Mental Disorder
  • SoMD, : “Acting Mentally Disordered.”
  • Prevalence of Mental Disorder
  • SoMD, : “Mental Disorder as Deviant Social Behavior.”
  • SoMD, : “Mental Disorder: Social Epidemiology.”
  • Medicalization and Mental Disorder
  • Test review. Everyone bring one review question

Readings

  • Cockerham, William C. 2016. Sociology of Mental Disorder, Tenth Edition. New York: Routledge.
  • Top Hat education software subscription (approx. )
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