The Sociology of the ProfessionsSAGE Publications, 13 nov 1995 - 240 páginas This much-needed book provides a systematic introduction, both conceptual and applied, to the sociology of the professions. Keith Macdonald guides the reader through the chief sociological approaches to the professions, addressing their strengths and weaknesses. The discussion is richly illustrated by examples from and comparisons between the professions in Britain, the United States and Europe, relating their development to their cultural context. The social exclusivity that professions aim for is discussed in relation to social stratification, patriarchy and knowledge, and is thoroughly illustrated by reference to examples from medicine and other established professions, such as law and architecture. The themes of the bo |
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... strategies to maintain and enhance their status position vis - à - vis each other and that they employ precisely those strategies of exclusion and usurpation that have been applied more recently to professions ( Larson , 1977 ) , gender ...
... strategies to maintain and enhance their status position vis - à - vis each other and that they employ precisely those strategies of exclusion and usurpation that have been applied more recently to professions ( Larson , 1977 ) , gender ...
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... strategies : for while the exclusionary criteria employed by professions are largely , on the face of it , to do with achievement , they are often in fact of a kind that are much more easily attained by those in a position of advantage ...
... strategies : for while the exclusionary criteria employed by professions are largely , on the face of it , to do with achievement , they are often in fact of a kind that are much more easily attained by those in a position of advantage ...
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... strategies of pro- fessional projects , hitherto used by men . In most other occupations men had also used these credentialist and legalist strategies to achieve occupational exclusivity , and they were thus ready at hand for men to use ...
... strategies of pro- fessional projects , hitherto used by men . In most other occupations men had also used these credentialist and legalist strategies to achieve occupational exclusivity , and they were thus ready at hand for men to use ...
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Professions and social stratification | 36 |
The cultural context of professions | 66 |
Professions and the state | 100 |
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