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Goffman’sCONCEPTS OF TOTAL
INSTITUTIONS
TOTAL INSTITITUIONS
• - An isolated setting where people depend on the authorities of a particular organization
(goffman, macionis,2009)
TOTAL INSTITUTIONS
• All aspects of life of residents are supervised by staff members
• Rules and routines followed and life is standardized
(macionis, 2009)
FIVE CATEGORIES
• 1.- est. to care for those thought to be incapable and harmless
• Ex. – homes for the blind, aged, or orphaned
• (goffman,2009)
RESOCIALIZATION
• The purpose of total institutions is to control an individuals environment to extremely change their personality
(Macionis,2009)
FIVE CATEGORIES (cont’d)
• 2. – est. to care for those thought to be incapable of looking after themselves and is a community threat
• Ex.- mental hospitals
FIVE CATEGORIES (cont’d)
• 3. – organized to protect the community from the dangers of individuals whose welfare is not the immediate issue
• Ex.- jails, penitentiaries
FIVE CATEGORIES (cont’d
• 4. – est. to pursue some type of technical objective justifying themselves only on this specific basis
• Ex.- army barracks, ships, boarding schools, work camps
FIVE CATEGORIES (cont’d
• 5. – est. as training stations and retreats for the religious
• Ex.- monasteries, convents
CONCLUSION
• AFFECTS OF TOTAL INSTITUTIONS BRING ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGE, SUCH AS REHABILITATION, YET SOME INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCE LITTLE CHANGE CONTINUING TO LIVE DISASSOCIATED WITH SOCIETY AND THE WORLD.
TOTAL INSTITUTIONS
• FOR……….• RESOCIALIZATION???
• THE DEBATE CONTINUES……
REFERENCES
Goffman, E. (n.d.). Characteristics of Total Institutions. Retrieved April 27, 2009 from, http://www.diligio.com/goffman
MACIONIS,J. (2009). Socialization. Sociology (12th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ
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