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The Nursing Home as Total Institution: A Case Study and Suggestions for the Aged Care System
Author(s) -
Swain Cherry,
Harrison Jo
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1979.tb00658.x
Subject(s) - institutionalisation , project commissioning , institution , symbolic interactionism , perspective (graphical) , total institution , nursing homes , aged care , structuring , publishing , nursing , sociology , long term care , gerontology , institutional analysis , psychology , medicine , social science , political science , psychiatry , law , artificial intelligence , computer science
A symbolic interactionist perspective is used to examine the effects of institutionalization on residents of a Sydney nursing home. The analysis suggests that much of the ‘negative’ behaviour observed among inmates results from the institutional structuring of a dependence role. Implications for long term care of the aged in both community and institutional settings are discussed.