Being Mentally Ill: A Sociological Study

by Scheff,Thomas J.

• ISBN13: 9780202305868
• ISBN10: 0202305864
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Author Biography

Thomas J. Scheff is Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara. He is author of Emotions, the Social Bond, and Human Reality; Bloody Revenge; Catharsis in Healing, Ritual, and Drama; and coauthor of Emotions and Violence.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction
Biological Psychiatry and Labeling Theory	p. 3
Effectiveness of Psychoactive Drugs	p. 6
Placebo Reactions	p. 7
Are Psychoactive Drugs Safe?	p. 8
Challenging the Rule of Biopsychiatry	p. 10
The Emotional/Relational World	p. 13
Gove's Critique of the Labeling Theory of Mental Illness	p. 15
Individual and Social Systems in Deviance	p. 17
Theory
Social Control as a System	p. 31
Areas of Social Control	p. 40
The Societal Reaction to Deviance	p. 45
Conclusion	p. 50
Residual Deviance	p. 53
The Origins of Residual Rule-Breaking	p. 58
Prevalence	p. 63
The Duration and Consequences of Residual Rule-Breaking	p. 65
The Social Institution of Insanity	p. 69
Individual and Interpersonal Systems in Role-Playing	p. 70
Learning and Maintaining Role Imagery	p. 74
Normalization and Labeling	p. 84
Acceptance of the Deviant Role	p. 86
A Note on Feedback in Deviance-Amplifying Systems	p. 94
Conclusion	p. 97
The Power of the Psychiatrist
Decisions in Medicine	p. 101
Type 1 and Type 2 Errors	p. 103
Decision Rules in Medicine	p. 104
Basic Assumptions	p. 106
The "Sick Role"	p. 108
Implications for Research	p. 110
Negotiating Reality: Notes on Power in the Assessment of Responsibility	p. 115
The Process of Negotiation	p. 120
A Contrasting Case	p. 123
Discussion	p. 126
Conclusion: Negotiation in Social Science Research	p. 130
The Emotional/Relational World
A Psychiatric Interview: Alienation between Patient and Psychiatrist	p. 135
Social Action and Natural Language	p. 136
Example of Interaction Ritual: The Opening Exchange in a Conversation	p. 139
Embarrassment and Anger: The Feeling Trap of Shame-Rage	p. 141
Interpretation and Context	p. 145
Implicature, Context, and Social Structure	p. 152
Labeling in the Family: Hidden Shame and Anger	p. 157
Pride, Shame, and the Social Bond	p. 159
A New Labeling Theory	p. 161
Labeling in the Family: A Case Study (Based on Scheff 1989)	p. 161
Labeling by Psychiatrists	p. 171
Conclusion	p. 172
Summary and Review
Conclusion	p. 177
Symptom, Context, and Meaning	p. 177
Typification in Diagnosis	p. 182
Mental Illness and Social Status	p. 188
Implications of the Emotional/Relational World for Treatment and Research	p. 197
Impact of the 1966 Edition on Legislative Change	p. 201
References	p. 203
Index	p. 213
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