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

Description: Asylums by Erving Goffman Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New 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. Publisher Description Asylums is an analysis of life in "total institutions" -- closed worldssuch asprisons, army training camps, naval vessels, boarding schools, monastaries, nursing homes and mental hospitals -- where the inmates are regimented, surrounded by other inmates, and unable to leave the premises. It describes what these institutions make of the inmate, and what he or she can make of life inside them.Special attention is focused on mental hospitals, drawing on the authors year of field work at St. Elizabeths in Washington, D.C., one of Americas most well-known institutions. It is the thesis of this book that the most important factor in forming a mental-hospital patient is the institution, not the illness, and that the patients reactions and adjustments are those of inmates in other types of institutions as well.The first essay is a general portrait of life in a total instituion. The other three consider special aspects of this existence- the initial effects of institutionlization on the inmates previous social relationships; the ways of adapting once in the institution; and the role of the staff in presenting to the inmate the facts of his or her situation. Author Biography Erving Goffmanwas born in Canada in 1922. He received his B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1945 and then studied at the University of Chicago, receiving his M.A. in 1949 and his Ph.D. in 1953. For a year he lived on one of the smaller of the Shetland Isles while he gathered material for a dissertation on that community, and later he served as a visiting scientist at the National Institute of Mental Health in Washington. Mr. Goffmanis the author of several articles and book reviews which have appeared in such periodicals asPsychiatryand theAmerican Journal of Sociology.Heis also the author of, among other works,The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, Asylums, Interaction Ritual,andStigma Details ISBN 0385000162 ISBN-13 9780385000161 Title Asylums Author Erving Goffman Format Paperback Year 1961 Pages 400 Publisher Random House USA Inc GE_Item_ID:141692752; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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