A sociology of mental health and illness

著者

• Rogers, Anne
• Pilgrim, David

書誌事項

A sociology of mental health and illness

Anne Rogers and David Pilgrim

Open University Press, 2005

3rd ed

• : pb
• : hb

注記

Bibliography: p. [235]-264

Includes index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: pb ISBN 9780335215836

内容説明

Winner of the BMA Medical Book of the Year 2006! 'This text is the reference text in this field. There is no other that comes close in its breadth and depth of coverage' Colin Dawson, The College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth, UK How have sociologists theorized and researched mental health and illness? In what ways do sociologists approach this topic differently to those from other disciplines? How do we understand mental health problems in their social context? This bestselling book provides a clear overview of the major aspects of the sociology of mental health and illness, and helps students to develop a critical approach to the subject. In this new edition, the authors update each of the chapters, taking into consideration recent relevant literature from social science and social psychiatry. A new chapter has been included on the impact of stigma, which covers an analysis of the responses of the lay public to mental health and illness and representations of mental health (particularly in the media) in a post-institutional context.A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness is a key teaching and learning resource for undergraduates and postgraduates studying a range of medical sociology and health-related courses, as well as trainee mental health workers in the fields of social work, nursing, clinical psychology and psychiatry.

目次

Preface to the third edition Acknowledgements Perspectives on mental health and illness Stigma revisited and lay representations of mental health problems Social class and mental health Women and men Race and ethnicity Age and ageing The mental health professions The treatment of people with mental health problems The organization of mental health work Psychiatry and legal control Users of mental health services References Index

巻冊次

: hb ISBN 9780335215843

内容説明

Winner of the BMA Medical Book of the Year 2006! How have sociologists theorized and researched mental health and illness? In what ways do sociologists approach this topic differently to those from other disciplines? How do we understand mental health problems in their social context? This bestselling book provides a clear overview of the major aspects of the sociology of mental health and illness, and helps students to develop a critical approach to the subject. In this new edition, the authors update each of the chapters, taking into consideration recent relevant literature from social science and social psychiatry. A new chapter has been included on the impact of stigma, which covers an analysis of the responses of the lay public to mental health and illness and representations of mental health (particularly in the media) in a post-institutional context.A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness is a key teaching and learning resource for undergraduates and postgraduates studying a range of medical sociology and health-related courses, as well as trainee mental health workers in the fields of social work, nursing, clinical psychology and psychiatry.

目次

Preface to the third edition Acknowledgements Perspectives on mental health and illness Stigma revisited and lay representations of mental health problems Social class and mental health Women and men Race and ethnicity Age and ageing The mental health professions The treatment of people with mental health problems The organization of mental health work Psychiatry and legal control Users of mental health services References Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA73956033
• ISBN:
  • 0335215831
  • 033521584X
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Maidenhead, Berkshire
• ページ数/冊数: xviii, 269 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • NDC9 : 493.7
  • LCC : RC455
  • DC20 : 616.89
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Social psychiatry