Soc 224 Final

social causation hypothesis

more life stresses and fewer resources characterize the lives of lower class, contributing to the emergence of mental disorders

social selection hypothesis

people with mental disorders fall into lower socioeconomic strata because of difficulties of daily functioning

stigmatization

primary form of social control of mental illness facilitated by society’s discrimination

medicalization

primary form of social control of mental illness which started with asylums

total institution

defined by goffman as a place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated individuals cut off from wider society for a period of time together lead an enclosed, formally administered round of life

social disorganization

the inability of a community to realize the common values of its residents and maintain effective social control