Sociology of Mental Health

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Social Relationships and Social Support

   • R. Jay Turner, J. Blake Turner, William Beardall Hale

   Pages 1-20

3. Twenty Years of the Sociology of Mental Health: The Continued Significance of Gender and Marital Status for Emotional Well-Being

   • Robin W. Simon

   Pages 21-51

4. The Stress Process: Its Origins, Evolution, and Future

   • Carol S. Aneshensel, Uchechi A. Mitchell

   Pages 53-74

5. Mental Illness Stigma and the Sociology of Mental Health

   • Bruce G. Link, Jo C. Phelan

   Pages 75-100

6. The Neighborhood and Mental Life: Past, Present, and Future Sociological Directions in Studying Community Context and Mental Health

   • Richard M. Carpiano

   Pages 101-123

7. Everything Old Is New Again: Recovery and Serious Mental Illness

   • Dennis P. Watson, Anne McCranie, Eric R. Wright

   Pages 125-139

8. Impact of Mental Health Research in Sociology: Nearly Four Decades of Scholarship (1975–2011)

   • Robert J. Johnson

   Pages 141-159

This volume provides an overview of mental health research conducted by sociologists. It discusses dominant themes such as stress, the community and mental life, family structure, social relations and recovery. The unique contribution of sociology to the study of mental health has a long history stretching from the very foundations of modern sociology. Yet it was only twenty years ago that the Section on Sociology of Mental Health of the American Sociological Association was formed largely in response to a burgeoning rise in the sum and significance of research in the field. Today the section is a large and vibrant one with its own journal, Society and Mental Health. This book explores several of the themes that have occurred during that period, providing both perspectives of the past and prospects for the future. The volume is timely, following closely the 20th anniversary of the section’s formation. Its coverage of key issues and its advancement of the scholarly debates on these issues will prove valuable to students and senior scholars alike.

• Coping with Depression
• Health and Social Behavior
• Legacy of Stress Research
• Mental Health Research
• Mental Health Services
• Mental Health and Future Sociological Directions
• Mental Illness Stigma
• Mental Illness and Recovery
• Research in Mental Health
• Social Relationships
• Sociology of Mental Health
• Stress and Social Support
• The Stress Process

• Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, USA

  Robert J. Johnson

• Department of Sociology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

  R. Jay Turner

• Columbia University, New York, USA

  Bruce G. Link

This volume provides an overview of mental health research conducted by sociologists. It discusses dominant themes such as stress, the community and mental life, family structure, social relations and recovery. The unique contribution of sociology to the study of mental health has a long history stretching from the very foundations of modern sociology. Yet it was only twenty years ago that the Section on Sociology of Mental Health of the American Sociological Association was formed largely in response to a burgeoning rise in the sum and significance of research in the field. Today the section is a large and vibrant one with its own journal, Society and Mental Health. This book explores several of the themes that have occurred during that period, providing both perspectives of the past and prospects for the future. The volume is timely, following closely the 20th anniversary of the section’s formation. Its coverage of key issues and its advancement of the scholarly debates on these issues will prove valuable to students and senior scholars alike. ​

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