Explaining Mental Illness

Sociological Perspectives
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-5292-1504-5
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 444 g

How can sociology explain the emergence of mental disorders in societies or individuals?

This authoritative book makes a case for the renewal of the sociology of mental illness, proposing a reorganisation of this field around four areas: social stratification, stress, labelling and culture. Drawing on case studies from a range of global contexts, the book argues that current research focuses on identifying ‘social factors’, leaving the question of causality to psychiatry, while significant critical perspectives remain untapped.

The result is an unprecedented resource that maps the current state of sociology of mental health, providing an invigorating manifesto for its future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brossard, Baptiste

Chandler, Amy

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Soziologie & Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Gesundheitssoziologie, Medizinsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Towards a Critical Renewal of the Sociology of Mental Health

1. Social Positions ‘and’ Mental Disorders

2. Society as Stressor

3. The Weight of Labels

4. The Uses of Culture

Conclusion: Explaining the ‘Mental Health Crisis’

Über Autor(innen)

Brossard, Baptiste
Baptiste Brossard is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of York.

Chandler, Amy
Amy Chandler is Professor of the Sociology of Health and Illness at the University of Edinburgh.

Baptiste Brossard is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of York.

Amy Chandler is Senior Lecturer in Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh.