Deinstitutionalising Women: An Ethnographic Study of Institutional Closure

Name: Deinstitutionalising Women: An Ethnographic Study of Institutional Closure
SKU: INR-9780521623667
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SKU: INR-9780521623667 Category: All Books Tags: Cultural & Social, Deinstitutionalization, People With Mental Disabilities, Care, Rehabilitation, Women's Studies, Gender Studies, Anthropology, Ingram, United States, Psychopathology, General, Social Science, Psychology

Description

This ethnographic study of deinstitutionalization explores the lives of women living in a locked ward within an institution for people with intellectual disabilities. Johnson describes in rich and carefully-observed detail the lives of the women in the institution largely through their own stories and experiences. The closure of this institution gave her a unique opportunity to closely examine the impact of deinstitutionalization on these women, and the book explores the paradoxical discourse of rights and management that is part of this process.

Author: Johnson, Kelley

Topic: Psychology
Media: Book
ISBN: 521623669
Language: English
Pages: 232