Asylums by Erving Goffman

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Asylums by Erving Goffman

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Summary

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.

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Asylums 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.

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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.
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ISBN 13 9780140137392
ISBN 10 0140137394
Title Asylums
Author Erving Goffman
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1991-08-29
Number of pages 336
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