Deinstitutionalising Women: An Ethnographic Study of Institutional Closure (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521625692)

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: Kelley Johnson
ISBN-10: 0521625696
ISBN-13: 9780521625692
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/13/1998
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.02w x 0.67d