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Asylums

by Erving Goffman

1961•Documentary•386 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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About This Book

A total institution is defined by Goffman as a place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated, individuals, cut off from the wider society for an appreciable period of time, together lead an enclosed, formally administered round of life. Prisons serve as a clear example, providing we appreciate that what is prison-like about prisons is found in institutions whose members have broken no laws.

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryPsychologicalSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

AsylumsMentally illPsychiatric hospitalsSociological aspectsInstitutionaliseringMalades mentauxPsychiatrische inrichtingenAspect sociologique

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Author
Erving Goffman
Published
1961
Pages
386
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