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Asylums Erving Goffman

Asylums By Erving Goffman

Asylums by Erving Goffman


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Summary

Presents an analysis of life in 'total institutions' - closed worlds like prisons, army camps, boarding schools, nursing homes and mental hospitals. This book 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.

Asylums Summary

Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates by Erving Goffman

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.

About Erving Goffman

Erving Goffman (1922-1982) was one of the most influential sociologists of the twentieth century. He was Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Additional information

GOR001424740
9780140137392
0140137394
Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates by Erving Goffman
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
1991-08-29
336
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