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Chapter 2 - Six Features of the Human Condition: The Social Causation and Social Construction of Mental Health

from Section 1 - Schooling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2019

By
Steven R. Smith
Edited by
Richard Williams ,
Verity Kemp ,
S. Alexander Haslam ,
Catherine Haslam ,
Kamaldeep S. Bhui  and
Susan Bailey
Edited in association with
Daniel Maughan
Richard Williams
Affiliation:
University of South Wales
Verity Kemp
Affiliation:
Healthplanning Ltd.
S. Alexander Haslam
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Catherine Haslam
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Kamaldeep S. Bhui
Affiliation:
Queen Mary University of London
Susan Bailey
Affiliation:
Centre for Mental Health
Daniel Maughan
Affiliation:
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Summary

In this chapter, I consider the social causation and social construction of mental health. To do this, I draw on sociology and social philosophy, and key findings from this book, to put forward an argument in three parts. I begin by summarising them and then explore each part in greater depth. I also provide footnotes that expand on the core content.

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Social Scaffolding
Applying the Lessons of Contemporary Social Science to Health and Healthcare
 , pp. 10 - 22
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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