Professionalism Reborn Theory, Prophecy, and Policy

Name: Professionalism Reborn Theory, Prophecy, and Policy
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ISBN: 9780226262215

ISBN-10: 0226262219

ISBN-13: 9780226262215

Edition: 1994

Authors: Eliot Freidson

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In industrialized societies, professionals have long been valued and set apart from other workers because of their specialized knowledge and skill. But has their role in these societies declined? Of what significance are they today? In this concise synthesis of the major debates about the professions since World War II, Eliot Freidson explores several broad questions about professionalism today--what it is, what its future is likely to be, and its value to public policy. Freidson argues that because professionalism is based on specialized knowledge, it is distinct from either bureaucratic or market-based forms of work. He predicts a rebirth of the professions during which practitioners…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 8/1/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Clarifying the Issues



The Theory of Professions: State of the Art



How Dominant are the Professions?



Elements of a Theory of Professionalism



The Division of Labor as Social Interaction



Professions and the Occupational Principle



Occupational Autonomy and Labor Market Shelters



Prophesying the Future of the Professions



Professionalization and the Organization of Middle-Class Labor in Post-Industrial Society



The Futures of Professionalism



The Changing Nature of Professional Control



Choosing Professionalism as Social Policy



Are Professions Necessary?



Professionalism as Model and Ideology



The Centrality of Professionalism to Health Care



Nourishing Professionalism


References


Index