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Title
Sociology of mental health [electronic resource] : selected topics from forty years 1970s-2010s / Robert J. Johnson, R. Jay Turner, Bruce G. Link, editors.
ISBN
9783319077970 electronic book
331907797X electronic book
9783319077963
Published
Cham : Springer, 2014.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 159 pages) : illustrations.
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-319-07797-0 doi
Call Number
RC455
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.2/042
Summary
This volume provides an overview of mental health research conducted by sociologists. It discusses dominant themes such as stress, the community and mental life, family structure, social relations and recovery. The unique contribution of sociology to the study of mental health has a long history stretching from the very foundations of modern sociology. Yet it was only twenty years ago that the Section on Sociology of Mental Health of the American Sociological Association was formed largely in response to a burgeoning rise in the sum and significance of research in the field. Today the section is a large and vibrant one with its own journal, Society and Mental Health. This book explores several of the themes that have occurred during that period, providing both perspectives of the past and prospects for the future. The volume is timely, following closely the 20th anniversary of the section's formation. Its coverage of key issues and its advancement of the scholarly debates on these issues will prove valuable to students and senior scholars alike.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 11, 2014).
Series
SpringerBriefs in sociology.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783319077963
Michael Hughes
Introduction
Social Relationships and Social Support
20 Years of the Sociology of Mental Health: The Continued Significance of Gender and Marital Status of Emotional Well-Being
Mental Illness Stigma and the Sociology of Mental Health
The Neighborhood and Mental Life: Past, Present and Future Sociological Directions in Studying Community Context and Mental Health
Everything Old is New Again: Recovery and Serious Mental Illness
Impact of Mental Health Research in Sociology: Nearly four Score of Scholarship (1975-2011).
