Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates
by
Erving Goffman
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
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...