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SY232 Sociology of Mental Illness 0.5

The course includes an examination of differences in rates of mental illness among social groups. The roles of the public, the family, the law, psychiatrists and others dealing with the social construction of mental illness are analyzed. The organization of asylums is also considered.†

Prerequisite: SY100* or SY101.

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