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Deinstitutionalising Women : An Ethnographic Study of Institutional Closure
Deinstitutionalising Women An Ethnographic Study of Institutional Closure Author:Kelley Johnson 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... more » 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.« less