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The Archaeology Of Institutional Life
. Ed(S): Beisaw, April M.; Gibb, James G.
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Paperback. Institutions express community goals and values by defining the limits of socially acceptable behavior. Institutions are often vested with the resources, authority, and power to enforce the orthodoxy. This work instigates discussions on institutions in Western life, and the power of material culture to both enforce and negate cultural norms. Editor(s): Beisaw, April M.; Gibb, James G. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: HDA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Institutions pervade social life. They express community goals and values by defining the limits of socially acceptable behavior. Institutions are often vested with the resources, authority, and power to enforce the orthodoxy of their time. But institutions are also arenas in which both orthodoxies and authority can be contested. Between power and opposition lies the individual experience of the institutionalized. Whether in a boarding school, hospital, prison, almshouse, commune, or asylum, their experiences can reflect the positive impact of an institution or its greatest failings. This interplay of orthodoxy, authority, opposition, and individual experience are all expressed in the materiality ... Read more
Institutions pervade social life. They express community goals and values by defining the limits of socially acceptable behavior. Institutions are often vested with the resources, authority, and power to enforce the orthodoxy of their time. But institutions are also arenas in which both orthodoxies and authority can be contested. Between power and opposition lies the individual experience of the institutionalized. Whether in a boarding school, hospital, prison, almshouse, commune, or asylum, their experiences can reflect the positive impact of an institution or its greatest failings. This interplay of orthodoxy, authority, opposition, and individual experience are all expressed in the materiality ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817355166
SKU
V9780817355166
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About . Ed(S): Beisaw, April M.; Gibb, James G.
April M. Beisaw is Research Associate, Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University. James G. Gibb is an archaeological consultant, Annapolis, Maryland.
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