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Fall 2017
Apr 29, 2024
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SOC 37700 - Sociology Of Mental Health
Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines social influences and consequences of mental health and illness. Considers definitions of psychological disorders, stress, stigma, labeling, and treatments. Typically offered Fall Spring.
3.000 Credit hours

Syllabus Available
Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture

Offered By: College of Liberal Arts
Department: Sociology

Course Attributes:
Upper Division

May be offered at any of the following campuses:     
      West Lafayette

Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand sociological approaches to mental health and illness. 2. Become familiar with issues in the history of mental illness and treatment. 3. Evaluate the origins and consequences of social policies toward mental disorder. 4. Examine the emergence and application of specific categories of mental disorder. 5. Examine the integration of social and biomedical approaches to mental illness.


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