Asylums : essays on the social situation of mental patients and other inmates.
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| Author / Creator: | Goffman, Erving. |
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| Imprint: | Chicago : Aldine Pub. Co., [1962,c1961] |
| Description: | 386 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | An Aldine library edition. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/709089 |
| Summary: | "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. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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| Physical Description: | 386 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliography |
| ISBN: | 0202300005 9780202300009 |
