Chapter 12
Part one: Identify different historical definitions of and explanations for mental illnesses
Part two: Apply social stress theory to mental disorders
Part three: Analyze the interactional contexts in which the mentally ill are identified and treated
Chapter 13
Part one: Identify different historical definitions of, and causal explanations for, fat bodies and eating disorders
Part two: Apply and evaluate self-control theory’s explanation of the causes of obesity
Part three: Analyze the interactional contexts and experiences in which weight-related deviance occurs
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