Sociology 364 - Sociology of Mental Health
Fall
2015
01
4.00
Richard Tessler
M W 4:00PM 5:15PM
UMass Amherst
37090
Introduction to the sociology of mental illness, definitions and descriptions of mental illness, social and cultural causes for mental illness, family and public reactions and the problems of measuring mental illness and methods for its cure. Prerequisite: 100-level SOCIOL course.
Pre Req: 100 or 200 lvl SOCIOL Formerly offered as Sociol 442.