It is a course of mental illness related to sociology.Please read the attached files and watch the video (link below) to understand the task properly. Its one page writing with any of the following--

Everyday Sanims

Everyday Sanism

Fatema Sumaiya

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Manitoba

Soc 3660: Sociology of Mental Disorder

Erin Scott

November 15th, 2022

It is a course of mental illness related to sociology.Please read the attached files and watch the video (link below) to understand the task properly. Its one page writing with any of the following-- 1

Sanism

The video was extracted from YouTube, whereby a famous comedian jokes about how people with depression deal with suicidal thoughts. A user named Mojo commented that African Americans express their sadness by playing the saxophone in the streets. (Netflix is a joke, 2021). The main concern is that people have something to smile about when it comes to suicidal thoughts and people facing depression. Mojo finds it funny that African Americans prefer to play the saxophone in the streets while faced with depression. It is also racist to conclude that African Americans are the only ones who relieve stress and depression through play the saxophone.

It is a social norm to take care of people with mental illnesses. Mojo and the comedian fails to adhere to the norm whereby they take the jokes beyond what society expects. Racism is also not accepted in the current society, especially regarding issues concerning mental illness. Mojo fails to adhere to this, targeting a specific race in his comment. Mental illness can be treated through medical treatment or physiological therapies (William, 2016). This can be an effective way of assisting people with depression to recover.

People with mental disabilities require moral and medical support. However, society has failed to give them the necessary support. People should indeed have fun but should consider the impact of their fun activities on the groups of people who will be affected. There is a need to look into each piece of information being presented to come up with the most appropriate conclusion. In this case, the comedian and audience have not paid attention to their actions' impact on people facing depression. It might lead to more harm in case the information is perceived negatively.

Reference:

William, C. (2016). Sociology of Mental Disorder, Taylor & Francis Group. ProQuest Ebook Central. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/umanitoba/detail.action?docID=4710761.

Netflix is a joke (2021). 14 minutes of Comedians reaffirming mental health struggles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWtUA0s3U4I&t=228s