Mar 29, 2024  
2008-2009 Graduate Catalog 
    
2008-2009 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

SOCI 564 - Sociology of Mental Health and Illness


Examination of the definition, experience, and social distribution of mental illness. 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 treatement and legal systems. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required.

Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ:  SOCI 280; SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department.

Credits: 3