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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... strategic social or political elites , Larson notes as typical of the ' institutional approach ' the view of Karl Mannheim , in which professionals would be seen as placed in the stratum of educated and socially unattached intellectuals ...
... strategies pursued by a given group are not entirely clear or deliberate for all the members ' ( 1977 : 6 ) . She also quotes Parkin ( 1971 : 212 ) to the effect that ' positions which rank high in expertise generally attempt to ...
... strategies of both profession and state , as well as the skill displayed by the protagonists on either side on particular occasions . The study of material of cell 4 of Larson's matrix needs to draw on such concepts as professional ...
... strategies but more importantly his theory of rationalization in modern society . Part of this work is concerned quite specifically with the rationalization of law and his comparative study of England and Germany in this regard provides ...
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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 |