Institutional Selves highlights the process of self construction in a wide variety of institutional settings that contend with social and personal troubles. These organizations are virtually in the business of constructing the selves they need to do their work. From the victims and villains of television talk shows, to battered women in support groups, to the violent selves of prison inmates, the book illustrates how selves are organizationally informed and structured in today's world.
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Institutional Selves highlights the process of self construction in a wide variety of institutional settings that contend with social and personal troubles. These organizations are virtually in the business of constructing the selves they need to do their work. From the victims and villains of television talk shows, to battered women in support groups, to the violent selves of prison inmates, the book illustrates how selves are organizationally informed and structured in today's world.
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