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

by Erving Goffman, William B. Helmreich

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Asylumsis 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.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780385000161
ISBN10	0385000162
Series/Work	OL3282040W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Anchor Books
Pages	386
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

362.2 44.91 psychiatry, psychopathology Aspect sociologique Essays Hôpitaux psychiatriques Hospitals, psychiatric Institutionalisering Institutionalization Malades mentaux Mental Disorders Mentally ill Mentally Ill Persons Patiënten Personnes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale POLITICAL SCIENCE Psychiatric hospitals Psychiatric hospitals--sociological aspects Psychiatrische inrichtingen Public Policy Rc439 .g58

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