Multiple Choice
A nursing home is what Erving Goffman called a total institution. Total institutions are characterized by all of the following except:
A) separating the main spaces of life-sleep, work, and play.
B) handling many human needs by bureaucratic organizations.
C) serving as a retreat from the world.
D) making simple independent decisions like taking a walk.
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