Being Mentally Ill: a Sociological Study

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Biological Psychiatry and Labeling Theory -- Effectiveness of Psychoactive Drugs -- Placebo Reactions -- Are Psychoactive Drugs Safe? -- Challenging the Rule of Biopsychiatry -- The Emotional/Relational World -- Cove's Critique of the Labeling Theory of Mental Illness -- 2 Individual and Social Systems in Deviance -- Part II Theory -- 3 Social Control as a System -- Areas of Social Control -- The Societal Reaction to Deviance -- Conclusion -- 4 Residual Deviance -- The Origins of Residual Rule-Breaking -- Prevalence -- The Duration and Consequences of Residual Rule-Breaking -- 5 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 -- Conclusion -- Part III The Power of The Psychiatrist -- 6 Decisions in Medicine -- Type 1 and Type 2 Errors -- Decision Rules in Medicine -- Basic Assumptions -- The "Sick Role" -- Implications for Research -- 7 Negotiating Reality: Notes on Power in the Assessment of Responsibility -- The Process of Negotiation -- A Contrasting Case -- Discussion -- Conclusion: Negotiation in Social Science Research -- Part IV The Emotional/Relational World -- 8 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 -- lmplicature, Context, and Social Structure -- 9 Labeling in the Family: Hidden Shame and Anger -- Pride, Shame, and the Social Bond -- A New Labeling Theory