Overview
- Presents topics that embody the spirit of the continuing success of research in mental health
- Provides a historical overview from the foundations of modern sociology to the study of mental health
- Covers key issues to advance the scholarly debates for sociology of mental health
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology (BRIEFSSOCY, volume 0)
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Keywords
- Co** with Depression
- Health and Social Behavior
- Legacy of Stress Research
- Mental Health Research
- Mental Health Services
- Mental Health and Future Sociological Directions
- Mental Illness Stigma
- Mental Illness and Recovery
- Research in Mental Health
- Social Relationships
- Sociology of Mental Health
- Stress and Social Support
- The Stress Process
Table of contents (7 chapters)
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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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sociology of Mental Health
Book Subtitle: Selected Topics from Forty Years 1970s-2010s
Editors: Robert J. Johnson, R. Jay Turner, Bruce G. Link
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Sociology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07797-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-07796-3Published: 05 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-07797-0Published: 25 August 2014
Series ISSN: 2212-6368
Series E-ISSN: 2212-6376
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 159
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology, general, Public Health, Personality and Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology