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Dekalb, Illinois

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SOCI 464

Sociology of Mental Health and Illness

Examination of the definition, experience, and social distribution of mental health and illness, particularly in the United States. Emphasis on social factors as sources of distress and mental illness. Focus includes the stigma of mental illness and how mental illness is managed by treatment and legal systems. A culminating experience-integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing-is required

Units: 3.0

Corequisites:
SOCI 377B - Sociological Inquiry II
or
SOCI 377A - Sociological Inquiry I
or
SOCI 302 - Contemporary Sociological Theory
or
SOCI 301 - Classical Sociological Theory
Prerequisites:
SOCI 300 - Foundations of Sociology