Sociology of Mental Health Selected Topics from Forty Years 1970s-2010s /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Johnson, Robert J. (Editor), Turner, R. Jay (Editor), Link, Bruce G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Public health.; Sociology.; Clinical psychology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Public Health.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.

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 str...

Table of Contents:

• 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).