Total Institutions and Reinvented Identities
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Applied Psychology, Medical, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | S. Scott | ISBN: | 9780230348608 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | October 27, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | S. Scott |
| ISBN: | 9780230348608 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | October 27, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Why do people enter total institutions – places that confine and control them around the clock – and how does the experience change them? This book updates Goffman's classic model by introducing the Re-inventive Institution, where members voluntarily commit themselves to pursue regimes of self-improvement.
Why do people enter total institutions – places that confine and control them around the clock – and how does the experience change them? This book updates Goffman's classic model by introducing the Re-inventive Institution, where members voluntarily commit themselves to pursue regimes of self-improvement.
