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Total Institutions and Reinvented Identities

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Susie Scott

    1. University of Sussex, UK

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Part of the book series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences (IDS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Susie Scott
    Pages 1-7

  3. Totally Committed

    • Susie Scott
    Pages 8-29

  4. Reinventive Institutions

    • Susie Scott
    Pages 30-53

  5. Religious and Spiritual Communities

    • Susie Scott
    Pages 54-87

  6. Military Camps

    • Susie Scott
    Pages 88-115

  7. Secret Societies and Fraternities

    • Susie Scott
    Pages 116-141

  8. Therapeutic Clinics

    • Susie Scott
    Pages 142-173

  9. Education and Enrichment

    • Susie Scott
    Pages 174-206

  10. Virtual Institutions

    • Susie Scott
    Pages 207-233

  11. Conclusion

    • Susie Scott
    Pages 234-245

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 246-280
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About this book

Why do people enter total institutions – places that confine and control them around the clock – and how does the experience change them? This book updates Goffman's classic model by introducing the Re-inventive Institution, where members voluntarily commit themselves to pursue regimes of self-improvement.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Sussex, UK

    Susie Scott

About the author

SUSIE SCOTT is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Sussex, UK. She is the author of Shyness and Society and Making Sense of Everyday Life, alongside articles about shyness, Erving Goffman, swimming and total institutions.

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