Advanced Topics in the Sociology of Mental Health

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 6 credits from SOCI 3001, 3011, 3301, 3311; or permission of the Department This course provides a critical overview of the problems of mental health and illness from a sociological perspective. Topics include: the theoretical foundations of the sociology of mental health, the social conditions that influence mental well-being, the experiences and social meanings of mental illness and its treatment, institutionalization and deinstitutionalization, and the social construction of mental disorders. (Format: Seminar 3 Hours). (Exclusion: SOCI 4991 Mental Health)