Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Asylums by Erving Goffman One of most influential social scientist of the twentieth century examines the meaning of the asylum Psychiatric staff share with policemen the peculiar occupational task of hectoring and moralizing adults This groundbreaking work of social science explores life in total institutions: the closed, regimented systems of prisons, boarding schools, nursing homes and, most importantly, mental hospitals, which cut individuals off from society. Focusing on the relationship between an inmate and the institution that contains them, Goffman unpicks how lives are managed on the inside, the loss of selfhood experienced by those held there, and the ways in which they try to regain their identities. One of the most distinguished and provocative of social scientists The Times FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Erving Goffman (1922-1982) was one of the most influential sociologists of the twentieth century. He was Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Promotional "Headline" New to Penguin Modern Classics, one of most influential social scientist of the twentieth century examines the meaning of the asylum, the total institution Details ISBN0241548004 Year 2022 ISBN-10 0241548004 ISBN-13 9780241548004 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-05-05 UK Release Date 2022-05-05 Series Penguin Modern Classics Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Erving Goffman Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Pages 352 Subtitle Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates NZ Release Date 2022-09-19 AU Release Date 2022-09-19 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:137194581;
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