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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOCIOL 386 - The Sociology of Mental Health and Illness

3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
The sociological study of mental disorder and well-being in American society. The course emphasizes the study of the prevalence and the incidence of disorder, and theories of its causation. Attention is also given to family and societal reactions to the impaired, and how these responses and definitions influence legal processes, treatment, and illness severity. Social policy is discussed.

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101  (and SOCIOL 102  for sociology majors)

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