Bodily Practices as Vehicles for Dehumanization in an Institution for Mental Defectives.docVIP

Societies 2012, 2, 286–301; doi:10.3390/soc2040286 OPEN ACCESS societies ISSN 2075-4698 /journal/societies Article Bodily Practices as Vehicles for Dehumanization in an Institution for Mental Defectives Claudia Malacrida Department of Sociology, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 4L2, Canada; E-Mail: claudia.malacrida@uleth.ca; Tel.: +1-403-329-2738; Fax: +1-403-329-2085 Received: 24 August 2012; in revised form: 7 November 2012 / Accepted: 8 November 2012 / Published: 15 November 2012 Abstract: This article analyzes the processes of dehumanizati