Mental Health Services within the Criminal Justice System Kathleen Drake SOC331: Social Justice and Ethics Erika O’Quinn April 9‚ 2012 If anyone were to take a look at The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders‚ 4th edition‚ (DSM IV)‚ they would discover that nearly every human being could relate to “symptoms” required for some form of mental disorder. The need for effective mental health services in this country is essential‚ not only for general society‚ but also within
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Perspective and Method. Englewood Cliffs‚ NJ: Prentice-Hall. Griffin‚ E. (1997). A first look at Communication Theory. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies. Garfinkel‚ Harold. (1967). Studies in Ethnomethodology. Englewood Cliffs‚ NJ: Prentice-Hall. Goffman‚ Erving. (1958). The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh‚ Social Sciences Research Centre. Ed. by McDermott‚ J. (1981). The Philosophy of John Dewey‚ Chicago.
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of identity; in general and also includes definitions from various scholars. She continued the chapter with theories of identity‚ while at the same referencing some of the prominent scholars that contributed to the topic of identity‚ such as by Erving Goffman with his theory of how people present themselves distinctively based on context and audience (1959) to a more postmodernists approach by Anthony Giddens where he referred identity as a “project” (1991).
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Chapter 4: Socializing The Individual Section 1-Personality Development: Nature Vs. Nurture; Inherited genetic traits vs. environment & social learning Personality: is the sum total of behaviors‚ attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and values that are characteristics of an individual. It determines how we react in specific situations. What determines personality and social behavior? -Heredity: the transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to children. -Social environment (contact with other people)
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According to Goffman‚ there are three types of causes that results into the stigmatization of the individual (Goffman‚ 1997‚ 205). These differences can about a physical appearance‚ their personality‚ or something that they are born with and that they are unable to change like ethnicity (Goffman‚ 1997‚ 205). Additionally‚ Goffman’s dramaturgical theory notes that people hide what they believe is a discrediting attribute in order to show society the best impression of their best selves (Goffman‚ 1997‚ 203)
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Purpose of Paradigms and Theory Sociology has different ways of approaching the world and ideas in it ● Each one has its own assumptions‚ and own perspective on how to explain a particular social problem or phenomenon Theories are explained of the relationship between two or more concepts ● Theories provide a way for organizing facts about some phenomena ● Theory : A statements of how and why particular facts are related There are three major paradigms in sociology : ● Structural Functionalism
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Jail’s and Prison’s Response Tracey B. Freeman CJS 200 February 1‚ 2015 Jeffery Beasley Jail’s and Prison’s Response Prisons range from minimum to maximum security. They are designed to house criminals who have committed similar types of offenses. The penal institutions of developed countries usually offer better living conditions and greater inmate safety than those found in undeveloped or authoritarian nations. Although most correctional facilities are intended to incarcerate adult
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psychiatric disorders. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology‚ 28‚ 218–224. Byrne‚ P. (1997) Psychiatric stigma: past‚ passing and to come. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine‚ 90‚ 618–620. Goffman‚ E. (1963) Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity. Engelwood Cliffs‚ NJ: Prentice-Hall. Phelan‚ J. C.‚ Bromet‚ E. J. & Link‚ B. G. (1998) Psychiatric illness and family stigma. Schizophrenia Bulletin‚ 24‚ 115–126. Sultz ‚ H. A.‚ & Young‚ K. A. (2011). Health care USA: Understanding
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For example‚ when caregivers interact with residents based on stereotypical assumptions‚ it can create a vicious cycle where stereotypes seem to be confirmed because being infantilized constrains normal.” Marson‚ Stephen M.‚ and Rasby M. Powell. “Goffman and the Infantilization of Elderly Persons.” Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: 143-155. The type of treatment that the “superior” part decides to use with the “inferior” has negative results because the “inferior” is likely to accept the imposed
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Chapter 1 Textbook Notes Emile Durkheim- suicide is more than just an individual act of desperation that results from a psychological disorder. Social forms strong influence suicide rates. Types of Suicide When social solidarity is low Anomic suicide – when vague norms govern behavior Egoistic suicide – weak social ties to others When social solidarity is high Altruistic suicide Social Structures- relatively stable patterns of social relations Social Solidarity- The degree to which
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