Overview
- Presents an integrated analysis of depression in China from the perspectives of sociology, medical science and psychology
- Offers a unique sociological perspective on the impacts of globalization on depression in China
- Recommended by the Chinese Sociological Association as one of the ten best books of 2017
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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The Social Structure of Depression in China
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The Social Construction of Depression in China
Keywords
- Sociological Analysis of Depression
- Social Structural Causes of Depression
- Neoliberal Globalization and Depression
- Production Side of Depression
- Consumption Side of Depression
- Depression in Capitalist Discourse
- Social Construction of Depression
- Doctor-Patient Relationship and Depression
- Depression in China
About this book
Presenting first-hand data and case studies, it describes and analyzes patients’ subjective experience and actions as well as physicians’ viewpoints. It also includes interviews with 34 patients, 4 family members, 3 psychological consultants and 5 psychiatrists.
Offering an integrated interpretation of depression in China from the perspectives of sociology, medical science and psychology, this book is intended primarily, but not exclusively, for the growing body of researchers and students who are looking for ways of analyzing depression, especially in China. It is also a valuable resource for practitioners working in the field.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Junjun Xing (Translator), lecturer in the College of Foreign Languages of East China University of Science and Technology; Doctor of Linguistics from Fudan University, China; part-time post-doctoral researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (2016 till now); visiting scholar to the University of Sydney, AU (Feb. 2019 to Feb. 2020).Research interests: Systemic Functional Linguistics, discourse analysis and translation studies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Sociological Analysis of Depression in China
Authors: I-Hsin Hsiao
Translated by: Junjun Xing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6471-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: East China University of Science and Technology Press Co., Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6470-3Published: 11 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6473-4Published: 12 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-6471-0Published: 10 September 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 178
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medical Sociology, Psychosocial Studies