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Between Families and Institutions: Mental Health and Biopolitical Paternalism in Contemporary China Zhiying Ma
Between Families and Institutions: Mental Health and Biopolitical Paternalism in Contemporary China
Zhiying Ma
In contemporary China, people diagnosed with serious mental illnesses have long been placed under the guardianship of their close relatives who decide on their hospitalization and treatment. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, Ma examines how ideological, institutional, and technological processes shape families’ complicated involvement in psychiatric care.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 29, 2025 |
| ISBN13 | 9781478031741 |
| Publishers | Duke University Press |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 228 × 17 mm · 324 g |
| Language | English |