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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... theme , but part of a number of areas of interest , that combined theoretical and empirical material . Amongst these are social stratification , the state , the social division of labour , and patriarchy as well as the continuation ...
... themes together to present a synthetic model of the professional project and illustrates its practical applicability to empirical cases . The theme of this book is therefore a consideration of the ' professional project ' as a means of ...
... theme will be to argue for the advantages of theories of action as opposed to those of structure ; and for multiplicity of the bases of action , rather than for the predominance of material interests . Functionalist sociology and the ...
... theme of ASA President , Kingsley Davis ( 1959 : 757-73 ) that ' we are all functionalists now ' . This was particularly true for the sociology of occupations , in which Everett Hughes ( 1958 , 1971 ) was pre - eminent and which gave ...
... themes in this strand of his work are how the medical profession has attained its autonomy , especially in the US ... theme . What is more surprising is that it became applied to nearly all post- functionalists , and that this has led ...
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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 |