Spring 2020  |  SOC 4147 Section 001: Sociology of Mental Health & Illness (66015)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020
Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 310
Enrollment Status:
Open (54 of 78 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course is designed to give you an overview of the ways a sociological perspective informs our understanding of mental health and illness. While sociologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and others all deal with issues of mental illness, they often approach the topic in very different ways. In general, a sociological perspective tends to focus on aspects of the social environment that we often ignore, neglect, or take for granted. It calls attention to how society or groups are organized, who benefits or is hurt by the way things are organized, and what beliefs shape our behaviors. In viewing mental illness, sociologists have primarily challenged dominant views of mental illness, examined how social relationships play a role in mental illness, questioned the goals and implications of mental health policy and researched how mental health services are organized and provided. prereq: Soc 1001 recommended, Soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
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Class Description:
This course is designed to give an overview of sociological perspectives of mental health and illness. As a part of this course we will critically examine issues surrounding mental health and illness by situating them in a broader social context including: social relationships, social structures, and social institutions. Throughout the semester we will address key topics including how mental health is defined in different contexts, the role of social stigma, and policies and health services surrounding mental health and illness.
Class Format:
Classes will consist of a mixture of lecture and discussion.
Workload:
30-75 Pages Reading Per Week
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66015/1203
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
1 November 2019

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