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Aug 21, 2024
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SOC 383 - Sociology of Mental Health and Illness Units: 4 The sociological study of mental health, mental illness and mental health care. Topics may include social construction; life course perspective; mental health by race, class, and gender; the stress process model; stigma and labeling; and the criminal justice system.
Prerequisites: SOC 100 Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online Asynchronous or Online Synchronous. Grading: A-F grading only. Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Explain how sociology contributes to understandings of mental health and illness
- Critically examine how our conceptions of mental health and illness are shaped by power, history, culture, and institutions
- Learn how various social factors contribute to the rates, experience and treatment of mental illness
- Communicate the above outcomes in oral and written forms
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