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Details

Additional authors

1. Ross, Catherine E., 1953-

Description

1. vii, 214 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series statement

1. Social institutions and social change

Uniform title

1. Social institutions and social change

Subject

1. Stress (Psychology) > Social aspects
2. Social psychology
3. Social ecology
4. Affective Symptoms > etiology
5. Social Environment
6. Socioeconomic Factors
7. Stress, Psychological > etiology
8. Psychology, Social
9. social psychology
10. human ecology
11. Social ecology
12. Social psychology
13. Stress (Psychology) > Social aspects
14. Affektstörung
15. Gefühlsstörung
16. Gesellschaft
17. Psychische Störung
18. Soziale Probleme
19. Sozialpsychologie
20. Psychische Belastung
21. Soziogenese
22. Stress
23. Psychosociale problemen
24. Psychische Belastung
25. Soziogenese
26. Stress

Contents

1. I. Introduction -- 1. Introduction -- II. Researching the causes of distress : sociology compared to psychiatry and psychology -- 2. Measuring psychological distress. What is psychological distress? -- Diagnosis -- How a diagnosis is made -- A sea of troubles -- Conclusion: The story of a woman diagnosed -- Appendix 2.A: The diagnostic interview schedule : major depression -- Appendix 2.B: 91 symptoms -- 3. Real world causes of real world misery. Establishing cause in human sciences -- Finding causes : the three criteria -- Population studies in distress -- Judging causal order -- Experimental studies of distress -- Ersatz experiments on personality and depression -- Explaining real patterns -- III. Social patterns of distress. 4. Established patterns. Community mental health surveys -- The four basic patterns -- A preview of explanations -- Discussion -- 5. New patterns : questioning cultural myths. Children : blessing or burden? -- Religion : comforting belief? -- Overweight : internalized stigma? -- Age : the best years of your life -- A preview of explanations -- IV. Explaining the patterns. 6. Life change. A scientific myth -- 7. Alienation. Control -- Commitment -- Support -- Meaning -- Normality -- Summary -- 8. Authoritarianism and inequality. Authoritarianism -- Inequality -- V. Conclusion: 9. Why some people are more distressed than others. Control of one's own life -- Social causes of psychological distress, how important are they? -- What about genetics and biochemistry as alternative explanations? -- What can be done to prevent distress? -- "Take arms against a sea of troubles" -- Appendix: Description of data sets and measures -- Illinois Survey of Well-Being -- Women and Work Study -- Health Behavior study -- Life Stress and Illness Project.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Note

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-205).

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-205).
2. Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-205) and index.