Deinstitutionalising Women An Ethnographic Study of Institutional Closure [Paperback]

An ethnographic study of deinstitutionalisation, explores the lives of women with intellectual disabilities.An ethnographic study of deinstitutionalisation, this book 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 gave her a unique opportunity to closely examine the impact of deinstitutionalisation on these women, and the book explores the paradoxical discourse of rights and management that is part of this process.An ethnographic study of deinstitutionalisation, this book 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 gave her a unique opportunity to closely examine the impact of deinstitutionalisation on these women, and the book explores the paradoxical discourse of rights and management that is part of this process.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 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.1. Entry points; Part I. Inside the Institution: 2. Life in the unit; 3. The paths to unit N; 4. Locked out/locked in; Part II. Coming Out: 5. The unlocked door; 6. Stepping forward; 7. Coming out; 8. Deinstitutionl“±