Between families and institutions: mental health and biopolitical paternalism in contemporary china
Auteur :
Ma, Zhiying
Éditeur :
Duke University Press
ISBN :
9781478031741
Date de publication :
29 avr. 2025
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
340 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.