Description
Book SynopsisArgues that the drug abuse treatment facility forces its residents to 'walk the walk and talk the talk' by compelling them to subscribe to its rules and ideology, which emphasize the need to conform to the image of a dope fiend in order to show 'progress' in treatment.
Trade Review"Skoll cogently presents the often ludicrous contradictions in philosophy and practice which continually face both residents and staff. The double-binds, Catch-22s, and condemnation of almost all past behavior promotes a pathological conformism to the facility aptly reflect in the book's title."—
Dr. Jerome Beck, Public Health, Institute for Scientific Analysis
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. The Residents 3. The Counselors 4. The Political Economy 5. The Ideology 6. Talk the Talk 7. Conclusion Notes References Index
