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Asylums : Hardback : Taylor & Francis Inc : 9780202309712 : 0202309711 : 08 Aug 2007 : A total institution is defined by Goffman as a place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated, individuals, cut off from the wider society for an appreciable period of time, together lead an enclosed, formally administered round of lifeRead More

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    Asylums is an analysis of life in "total institutions"--closed worlds like prisons, army camps, boarding schools, nursing homes and mental hospitals. It focuses on the relationship between the inmate and the institution, how the setting affects the person and how the person can deal with life on the inside.

  • 0202309711
  • 9780202309712
  • Erving Goffman
  • 15 April 2007
  • AldineTransaction
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 408
  • New edition
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