Administrative Science Quarterly 1962
Differential Displacement of Treatment Goals in a Mental Hospital
Abstract
In this field study the displacement of treatment goals in a mental hospital is described as it varies with different wards and different shifts. The degree of displacement is then related to characteristics of the wards and shifts, generating hypotheses about the determinants of goal displacement in social groups. Three determinants are discussed: characteristics of the goals themselves; amount of regulation of staff behavior by outside groups; and the availability of role imagery to structure staff-inmate contacts. Thomas J. Scheff is assistant professor, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin.
- DOI
- 10.2307/2390855
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- openalex