MIND, "MADNESS" AND SOCIETY: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS

SOC2MIN

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The apparent rise in mental illness is a significant contemporary problem. In Australia, public attention has focused on the epidemic of anxiety and depressive disorders; high rates of suicide among males in rural areas; the mental health of Indigenous people, refugees, and youth; and the effects of illicit drug-use, especially ice. Can we claim that people are more distressed today, than in times past? If so, is this linked to particular changes in our social and material conditions, or is it a consequence of how we define and respond to mental illness and emotional suffering? This subject provides an introduction to sociological perspectives on mental illness. Topics include social responses to mental illness (asylum building, deinstitutionalisation and community care); the growth of psychiatry and other mental health professions; structural inequalities in mental health related to class, gender, ethnicity; the micro-politics of service provision; the rise of therapy culture; and subjective experiences of mental illness.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Anne-Maree Sawyer

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: 60 credit points of first year subjects in any discipline

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply sociological concepts to understanding mental health and illness.

02. Explain key concepts and theories in the sociology of mental health and illness.

03. Summarise research and arguments on a specific topic in the sociology of mental health and illness.

04. Develop awareness of lived experience of mental ill-health and family care-giving.

Albury-Wodonga, 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anne-Maree Sawyer

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
Ten 1.00 hour tutorial per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Research assignment - 1,200-words 1,200-word research assignment (e.g. summary of a journal article related to end of semester essay)	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	30	SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Online quizzes - equivalent 800-words Multiple-choice questions on weekly required readings	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4
Essay - 2,000-words Essay topics related to key social "problems" (e.g. depression epidemic, family care-giving).	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anne-Maree Sawyer

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
Ten 1.00 hour tutorial per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Research assignment - 1,200-words 1,200-word research assignment (e.g. summary of a journal article related to end of semester essay)	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	30	SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Online quizzes - equivalent 800-words Multiple-choice questions on weekly required readings	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4
Essay - 2,000-words Essay topics related to key social "problems" (e.g. depression epidemic, family care-giving).	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anne-Maree Sawyer

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
Ten 1.00 hour tutorial per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Research assignment - 1,200-words 1,200-word research assignment (e.g. summary of a journal article related to end of semester essay)	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	30	SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Online quizzes - equivalent 800-words Multiple-choice questions on weekly required readings	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4
Essay - 2,000-words Essay topics related to key social "problems" (e.g. depression epidemic, family care-giving).	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Mildura, 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anne-Maree Sawyer

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
Ten 1.00 hour tutorial per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Research assignment - 1,200-words 1,200-word research assignment (e.g. summary of a journal article related to end of semester essay)	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	30	SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Online quizzes - equivalent 800-words Multiple-choice questions on weekly required readings	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4
Essay - 2,000-words Essay topics related to key social "problems" (e.g. depression epidemic, family care-giving).	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Shepparton, 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anne-Maree Sawyer

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
Ten 1.00 hour tutorial per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Research assignment - 1,200-words 1,200-word research assignment (e.g. summary of a journal article related to end of semester essay)	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	30	SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Online quizzes - equivalent 800-words Multiple-choice questions on weekly required readings	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4
Essay - 2,000-words Essay topics related to key social "problems" (e.g. depression epidemic, family care-giving).	N/A	N/A	Individual	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4