This course offers an overview of the ways a sociological perspective informs our understanding of mental health. It explores various definitions, theories, and forms of mental illness, our responses to mental illness, and how social factors affect mental disorder.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 3385F/G, if taken at Brescia in 2014-15.

Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from Sociology courses at the 1000 level, and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.

Extra Information: 3 hours.