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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.
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Asylums: Essays on the social situation of mental patients and other inmates, Erving Goffman
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- Released
- 1991
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Erving Goffman
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 1991
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 0140137394
- ISBN13
- 9780140137392
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, True Stories, Psychological Topics, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Psychology, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Sociology, Mental Health
- Original title
- Asylums
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
- Description
- "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.