Being mentally ill [electronic resource] : a sociological theory / Thomas J. Scheff.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-211) and index.

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Biological Psychiatry and Labeling Theory -- Effectiveness of Psychoactive Drugs -- Placebo Reactions -- Are Psychoactive Drugs Safe? -- Challenging the Rule of Biopsychiatry -- The Emotional/Relational World -- Gove's Critique of the Labeling Theory of Mental Illness -- Individual and Social Systems in Deviance -- Theory -- Social Control as a System -- Areas of Social Control -- The Societal Reaction to Deviance -- Residual Deviance -- The Origins of Residual Rule-Breaking -- Prevalence -- The Duration and Consequences of Residual Rule-Breaking -- The Social Institution of Insanity -- Individual and Interpersonal Systems in Role-Playing -- Learning and Maintaining Role Imagery -- Normalization and Labeling -- Acceptance of the Deviant Role -- A Note on Feedback in Deviance-Amplifying Systems -- The Power of the Psychiatrist -- Decisions in Medicine -- Type 1 and Type 2 Errors -- Decision Rules in Medicine -- Basic Assumptions -- The "Sick Role" -- Implications for Research -- Negotiating Reality: Notes on Power in the Assessment of Responsibility -- The Process of Negotiation -- A Contrasting Case -- Discussion -- Conclusion: Negotiation in Social Science Research -- The Emotional/Relational World -- A Psychiatric Interview: Alienation between Patient and Psychiatrist -- Social Action and Natural Language -- Example of Interaction Ritual: The Opening Exchange in a Conversation -- Embarrassment and Anger: The Feeling Trap of Shame-Rage -- Interpretation and Context -- Implicature, Context, and Social Structure.

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