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The concept of marginal man and his relationship to traditional society is explored as a background for presenting the theory of intentional social system therapy and description of the “In-Vivo Therapeutic Community through Task Groups” project, which involves a particular subgroup of marginal man, the hospitalized mental patient. Concepts and approaches evolving out of work with this subgroup are presented and discussed in order to throw light on the possibilities of using the experiences in the mental hospital in other societal organizations.
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He is Project Director and principal investigator of the “In-Vivo Therapeutic Community through Task Groups” project (NIMH Grant MH 02332-02).
The authors wish to acknowledge the contribution of Eugene Zukowsky, Ph.D., Alexander Nakatani, M.S.W., and Margot Dowler, R.N., of the project's clinical staff; David A. Hamburg, M.D., and Erich Lindemann, M.D., Ph.D., project consultants; and Mary Shapiro, B.A., for editorial assistance.
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Daniels, D.N., Kuldau, J.M. Marginal man, the tether of tradition, and intentional social system therapy. Community Ment Health J 3, 13–20 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01543060
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