The Sociology of the Professions: SAGE PublicationsSAGE, 1995 M09 26 - 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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... refers to the almost inevitable consequence that a bid for monopoly will , if successful , elicit from the state the imposition of a number of restrictions and requirements . The particular examples considered are those of medicine ...
... refer to as ' occupations based on advanced , or complex , or esoteric , or arcane knowledge ' ; or better still ( although this has the disadvantage of excluding the priesthood ) to follow Murphy ( 1988 : 245 ) and to speak of ...
... range of emphases from different authors and came close to being a mere label to refer to all those who had abandoned the earlier orthodoxy . Freidson himself makes very little use of the word ' power 4 The sociology of the professions.
... refers to medicine's ' autonomy to influence or exercise power over others ' ( 1970b [ 1988 : 383 ] ) . This is more accurately described as ' dominance ' , as indeed his book with this title would suggest . The main themes in this ...
... refer to action , the phrases emphasized imply the existence of a structure or a system within which things happen . In the passage quoted from Hughes people act . In spite of this misperception , McKinlay does make the important point ...
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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 |