Part one: Identify different historical definitions of and explanations for mental illnesses

  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

Minimum wordcount 250; there is no maximum length. The word count must be listed at the end of each post.  There is no need to comment on other students’ posts. -50 points for each post not submitted on time or not submitted at all without an instructor-approved reason

Identify different historical definitions of, and causal explanations for, LGBTQ orientations and sexual behavior

Describe the historical emergence of the LGBTQ community in the U.S.

Explain the limitations of positivistic theory in examining LGBTQ orientations

• Analyze the interactional contexts and challenges in which individuals experience same sex attraction in the U.S. today

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