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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... significant departure from some of these theories and an important development of others . The final section reviews and evaluates research and analysis published since Larson's , and considers the extent to which her model requires ...
... significant works in the sociology of the professions as Becker et al.'s Boys in White ( 1961 ) and Freidson's The Profession of Medicine ( 1970b ) . These studies were the outcome of a tradition which took as its subject matter the ...
... significance of what Everett C. Hughes ( 1963 ) had written : in my own studies I passed from the false question ' Is this occupation a profession ' to the more fundamental one ' what are the circumstances in which people in an ...
... significant for any future study which used data from individual members , because theoretical guidelines for relating individuals to collectivities are stated . To conclude this review of Larson's theoretical centre - piece one should ...
... significance of Abbott's work lies in his review of sociological work on the professions and his attempt to put forward a scheme for the study of the profes- sions which shifts the emphasis from those adopted by previous writers and ...
Índice
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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 |