A Sociolgy of Mental Health and Illness /
David Pilgrim and Anne Rogers.
- Buckingham : Open University Press, 1993.
- ix, 198 p. : ill. ; 23cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Perspectives on Mental Health and Illness --2. Gender --3. Race and Ethnicity --4. Age --5. The Mental Health Professions --6. Questions of Treatment --7. The Organization of Psychiatry --8. Psychiatry and Legal Control --9. Users of Mental Health Services. Other Titles: Sociology of mental health & illness.
Providing a clear overview of the major aspects of the sociology of mental health and illness, this text draws on a range of social theories and methods to illustrate its points, and information is organised along dimensions of class, race, etc.