Mental Illness before the scientific Era

Mental Illness before the scientific Era- Weitz Ch. 7 p, “Premodern societies could offer acceptable, low level roles offered to those whose thought patterns and behaviors differed from the norm”.

Mental Illness before the scientific Era- Weitz Ch. 7 p, “[B]ecause work roles rarely required individual to function in highly structured and regimented ways, many troubled individuals could perform at marginally acceptable levels”

Mental Illness before the scientific Era- Weitz Ch. 7 p, “[I]n premodern societies, work occurred within the context of the family, whether at home or in the fields or forests. As a result, families could watch over those whose emotional or cognitive problems interfered with their abilities to care for themselves”.

Premodern societies 1)Acceptable, low level roles 2)Not highly structured and regimented 3)Work within the context of the family

How does overall social structure affect how mental illness and other disabilities are managed? Premodern 1)Acceptable, low level roles 2)Not highly structured and regimented 3)Work within the context of the family 4)Other? Contemporary 1)Increasing mental skills 2)Increasing technical skills 3)Clear status and reward structure 4)Highly structured and regimented society 5)Variety of workplaces emerging 6)ADA protection 7)Other?