基本説明
With a new epilogue by the author. Experiment Perilous represents a pioneering, participant-observation-based study of a hospital ward as a social system.
Full Description
"This is a brilliant work of lasting value to both sociology and anthropology by a person combining the talent of keen observer with the highest level of theoretical sophistication. . . a major contribution to our understanding of the nature and structure of a significant social situation."--David M. Schneider, The University of Chicago.
Contents
Introduction to the 1974 Edition
Introduction to the Metabolic Research Group
and Ward F-Second
The Physicians of the Metabolic Group:
Some of their Problems and Stresses
How the Physicians of the Metabolic Group Came
to Terms with their Problems and Stresses
The Patients of Ward F-Second: Some of their
Problems and Stresses
How the Patients of Ward F-Second Came to
Terms with their Problems and Stresses
Three F-Seconders: Paul O'Brian, Leo Angelico,
and Jackie Foote
Ward F-Second, the Metabolic Group, and the
Sociologist
General Significance of "Experiment Perilous"
Epilogue
Index
