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... Zobraziť viac
Warum verstehen sich Männer und Frauen nicht? In seinem Standardwerk zur Geschlechtersoziologie spürt der Interaktionsforscher Erving Goffman typischen Verhaltensmustern der Geschlechter nach. Wie kommunizieren Männer und Frauen und welche Gewalt haben... Zobraziť viac
The dwarf, the disfigured, the blind man, the homosexual, the ex-mental patient and the member of a racial or religious minority all share one characteristic: they are all socially "abnormal", and therefore in danger of being considered less then human... Zobraziť viac
