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Understanding Goffman's Perspective on Mental Illness: Power, Identity, and Human Rights

This comprehensive exploration, based on Dr. Maurice Mullard's notes, delves into Erving Goffman's insights on mental illness and the social implications of being labeled as 'mentally ill.' It discusses the blurred lines between normality and deviance, the power dynamics within psychiatric settings, and the life experiences of individuals in asylums. Key themes include identity, loss, feelings of betrayal, and the role of support systems. The notes further highlight issues of human rights, the impact of medication, and the challenges of redefining oneself within a stigmatized identity.

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Understanding Goffman's Perspective on Mental Illness: Power, Identity, and Human Rights

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  1. Notes on Goffman Dr Maurice Mullard 22 October 2009

  2. Mental Illness • What are the feeling of being defined as mentally ill • Where the boundaries between being normal and deviant • What does the study tell us about issues of power • Life in the asylum • Where are human rights

  3. Careers • What are our assumptions about careers • Entering the asylum personal identity and objective identity • Feeling of betrayal loss • Boundaries and contingency • Having support and not having support • Arbitrary nature of entering the asylum • Coalition of relation and medical profession the unequal relationship of professional and patient

  4. When the hospital becomes like a prison a concentration camp an institution that makes you passive obey rules loss of civil liberties • Humiliation • Punishment • Redefine self • Life a failure • New identity • Medication

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