{"product_id":"one-foot-in-eden-a-sociological-study-of-the-range-of-therapeutic-community-practice-paperback","title":"One Foot in Eden: A Sociological Study of the Range of Therapeutic Community Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Bloor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeil McKeganey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDick Fonkert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA comparative sociological account of eight different therapeutic communities, \u003ci\u003eOne Foot in Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in 1988, was the first study in this area to compare observational material from such a large number of settings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe communities chosen represent the wide variety of therapeutic community practice at the time: a residential Rudolf Steiner school for mentally handicapped children; two contrasting residential psychiatric units; a community for the treatment of addiction; a communally organised community for mentally handicapped and disturbed young people; a psychiatric day hospital; and two contrasting halfway houses for disturbed adolescents. All these places are recognised therapeutic communities seeking to mobilise the social life of the community as an instrument of therapy, yet, as this study shows, they follow different (and sometimes antithetical) treatment practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book also directs new light on other areas, of particular concern to sociologists, such as the general properties of therapeutic work and the socialisation process as it is experienced by new community residents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt will be of special interest to therapeutic community staff, to sociologists of medicine and occupations, and to others involved in the care of disturbed and handicapped people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Bloor, Neil McKeganey, Dick Fonkert\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344482427187,"sku":"9781138315617","price":84.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/fkZcAjmJQ79781138315617.webp?v=1778725724","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/one-foot-in-eden-a-sociological-study-of-the-range-of-therapeutic-community-practice-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}