Total Institutions and Reinvented Identities |
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| Author:
| Scott, Susie |
| Series title: | Identity Studies in the Social Sciences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-23201-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $109.99 |
Book Description:
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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.