Total institutions and reinvented identities /

Total institutions are places to which people are confined around the clock, in isolation from all other influences and social relationships. Hospitals, prisons and boarding schools create unique social worlds of rituals, routines and sanctions, which pervade every aspect of daily life and have a la...

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Main Author:	Scott, Susie, 1977-
Corporate Author:	Palgrave Connect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:	Public institutions. Power (Social sciences) SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book