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. |
Dentro del libro
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... professions and historical change Conclusion 114 119 Notes 122 5 Patriarchy and the professions Women and modern society 124 126 Social closure - the special case of patriarchy Caring professions 129 133 Mediation 134 Knowledge 134 ...
... knowledge 149 149 151 154 155 157 157 The nature of professional knowledge 160 Knowledge and credentials 161 Work , knowledge , science and abstraction 163 Knowledge and indeterminacy 164 Knowledge mandates and professional influence ...
... professional ethics and the relationship between profession- alism and bureaucracy . Most important , however , was the ... professional project ' . This approach is concerned with the ways in which the possessors of specialist knowledge ...
... professional project is not only valuable in exploring the exercise of patriarchal power , but it is equally useful in understanding the attempts of professional ... knowledge which those who possess it are able to isolate from social ...
... knowledge ' ; or better still ( although this has the disadvantage of excluding the priesthood ) to follow Murphy ( 1988 : 245 ) and to speak of ' formally rational abstract utilitarian knowledge ' . ' Professional ' and similar terms ...
Índice
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36 | |
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 |