Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates - Erving Goffman - Books - Random House USA Inc - 9780385000161 - October 18, 1961
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Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates 1st edition

Erving Goffman

Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates 1st edition

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.


400 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 18, 1961
ISBN13 9780385000161
Publishers Random House USA Inc
Pages 400
Dimensions 206 × 133 × 23 mm   ·   299 g
Language English  

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