Ebook: Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health

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 illness

The 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 Individual’s 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 Law—and Public Beliefs about Mental Illness.

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 illness

The 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 Individual’s 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 Law—and Public Beliefs about Mental Illness.

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 illness

The 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 Individual’s 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 Law—and Public Beliefs about Mental Illness.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Listening to Voices: Patient Experience and the Meanings of Mental Illness....Pages 23-40
Mental Illness as Psychiatric Disorder....Pages 41-59
The Medicalization of Mental Disorder....Pages 61-73
Public Beliefs About Mental Illness....Pages 75-93
The Sociological Study of Mental Illness: A Critique and Synthesis of Four Perspectives....Pages 95-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Issues in Mental Health Assessment....Pages 115-141
Analyzing Associations Between Mental Health and Social Circumstances....Pages 143-165
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Overview of Descriptive Epidemiology of Mental Disorders....Pages 169-182
Age, Aging, and Mental Health....Pages 183-203
Social Stratification, Social Closure, and Social Class as Determinants of Mental Health Disparities....Pages 205-227
Social Stratification and Inequality....Pages 229-253
Race, Nativity, Ethnicity, and Cultural Influences in the Sociology of Mental Health....Pages 255-276
Gender and Mental Health....Pages 277-296
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Social Stress in the Twenty-First Century....Pages 299-323
Current Issues and Future Directions in Research into the Stress Process....Pages 325-340
Social Relations, Social Integration, and Social Support....Pages 341-356
Self, Identity, Stress, and Mental Health....Pages 357-377
The Sense of Personal Control: Social Structural Causes and Emotional Consequences....Pages 379-402
Front Matter....Pages 403-403
Family Status and Mental Health: Recent Advances and Future Directions....Pages 405-431
The Sociology of Mental Health: Surveying the Field....Pages 1-19
Front Matter....Pages 403-403
The Sociology of Work and Well-Being....Pages 433-455
Religion and Mental Health....Pages 457-478
Neighborhood Context and Mental Health....Pages 479-501
Front Matter....Pages 503-503
The Social Dynamics of Responding to Mental Health Problems....Pages 505-524
Labeling and Stigma....Pages 525-541
The Impact of Mental Illness on the Family....Pages 543-561
Mental Illness and the Law....Pages 563-582
Front Matter....Pages 583-583
Life-Course Perspectives on Mental Health....Pages 585-602
Mental Illness as a Career: Sociological Perspectives....Pages 603-620
Back Matter....Pages 621-636