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  • The phenomenon of total institution [Elektronski vir]
    Režun, Špela
    In literature, retirement homes are often described as total institutions. Theaim of this paper is to determine the characteristics of the phenomenon of a total institution. We constructed a ... theoretical model, based on the interpretation of the film ŽOne Flew over the CuckooŽs NestŽ, and on the analysis of the literature. In this model, we interconnected nine factors of the total institution phenomenon: isolation from environment; stigma; discourse; behavior adjustment strategies of users; bureaucracy, discipline and control; mortification; authority of employees; therapy and (non-) work ofusers and the usersŽ fear of freedom. The center of every institution shouldbe a person, the user, for whom the institution was created. This article reveals that this is unfortunately not the case. And that exactly can be considered as the main phenomenon of a total institution. The heart of a total institution is bureaucracy, discipline, and control, with which the fundamental aim of total institutions is carried out - its existence.
    Type of material - conference contribution
    Publish date - 2014
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 2048301578