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Asylums

Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates

By Erving Goffman

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| Paperback | 9780140137392

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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 th Continue

"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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  • English Books
  • Paperback 336 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0140137394
  • ISBN-13: 9780140137392
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Publish date: 1991-08-29
  • Dimensions: 198 mm x 129 mm x 15 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover
  • In other languages: other languages Libri Italiani
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