The Sociology of the Professions: SAGE PublicationsSAGE, 26 sept 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 book are drawn together in a final chapter by means of a case study of accountancy. |
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... group 190 Launching the project : respectability and expertise Qualifications : producing the producers 192 195 Building respectability 197 Professional unity , jurisdiction and state licensure 199 Professional knowledge 201 A worldwide ...
... group is achieved and maintained . The work of Larson ( 1977 ) in developing this approach and applying it to the achievement of monopoly of services based on the exclusive use of a particular field of ' scientific ' knowledge , is ...
... groups with female membership to advance their cause in an inherently hostile environment . If the state is the omnipresent external feature of the professional project , the sine qua non of its internal structure is knowledge . The ...
... groups represented the moral basis for modern society led him to focus on professions as entities which embodied all the eufunctional social forces which he valued and which would provide the model for corps - intermediaires , that is ...
... groups could then be assessed as more or less professional . Goode ( 1957 ) is a prime example of this approach , while Etzioni ( 1969 ) takes the step of classifying occupations into ' professions ' , ' semi - profesions ' and ...
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Chapter 3 The Cultural Context of Professions | 66 |
Chapter 4 Professions and the State | 100 |
Chapter 5 Patriarchy and the Professions | 124 |
Chapter 6 Knowledge and the Professions | 157 |
Chapter 7 A Professional Project The Case of Accountancy | 187 |
Bibliography | 209 |
Author Index | 218 |
Subject Index | 221 |