Identitet i totalna ustanova

Abstract

U ovom radu se bavimo analizom procesa (samo)konstrukcije identiteta rezidenata jedne forenzičke bolnice. Našu potragu smo utemeljili na konstruktivističkoj teorijskoj paradigmi koja identitet vidi kao način na koji osoba u skladu sa ponuđenim socijalnim repretoarom definiše sebe. To bi drugim riječima značilo da milje totalne ustanove nudi ograničen dijapazon identiteta svojim rezidentima. S druge strane, ni potonji nisu samo pasivni subjekti kojima se nameće identitet. Oni mogu koristiti niz mehanizama prilagođavanja na postojeće znanje o njima - od simboličnog bijega preko otvorenog otpora namećućoj slici o tome ko su, do poslušnosti, a nas je zanimalo da razumijemo (pretpostavljenu) kompleksnu dinamiku izgradnje identiteta tzv. specijalnih pacijenata. Da bismo opisali ovaj proces, analizi smo podvrgli zvanične i tzv. lokalne ili lične diksurse o identitetu, nastojeći da otkrijemo pored manifestnog i latentni sloj značenja priča o sebi.

This paper analyses a psychiatric institution resident's identity (self )- construction processes. Our quest was grounded on constructivist theoretical paradigm that sees identity as a manner a person defines oneself in accordance with offered social repertoire. In other words, the total institution milieu offers limited range of identities to its residents. On the other hand, the latter are not just passive subjects that identity is imposed upon. They are able to use a number of adjustment mechanisms to the knowledge about themselves - ranging from symbolic escape to open resistance against the imposed image about them; to obedience, and we were interested to understand the (supposed) complex dynamic of identity (re)-building in, so-called, special or forensic patients. In order to understand this process and attempting to discover, besides the manifest also the latent layer of the story abouth self, the local, or personal, identity understanding was examined.