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.
| ISBN: | 9780140137392 |
| Publication date: | 29th August 1991 |
| Author: | Erving Goffman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Social Sciences |
| Genres: |
Popular psychology Mental health services |
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.
Asylums features in the following genres: Popular psychology, Mental health services
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Asylums was written by Erving Goffman and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Asylums has 336 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Social Sciences series