02443nam 2200589 a 450 991046322620332120200520144314.00-8039-8633-51-4462-6608-7(CKB)2670000000339167(EBL)1474798(SSID)ssj0000675906(PQKBManifestationID)11418788(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000675906(PQKBWorkID)10678725(PQKB)10253840(MiAaPQ)EBC1474798(OCoLC)1007858837(StDuBDS)EDZ0000064006(Au-PeEL)EBL1474798(CaPaEBR)ebr10682746(CaONFJC)MIL581847(OCoLC)874320071(EXLCZ)99267000000033916720120327d1995 fy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe sociology of the professions[electronic resource] /Keith M. MacdonaldLondon SAGE19951 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4462-2218-7 0-8039-8634-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-217) and indexes.Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Sociological Analysis of the Professions; Chapter 2 - Professions and Social Stratification; Chapter 3 - The Cultural Context of Professions; Chapter 4 - Professions and the State; Chapter 5 - Patriarchy and the Professions; Chapter 6 - Knowledge and the Professions; Chapter 7 - A Professional Project - The Case of Accountancy; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject IndexKeith 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.ProfessionsProfessionsSociological aspectsElectronic books.Professions.ProfessionsSociological aspects.305.5/53MacDonald Keith M143694StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910463226203321Sociology of the Professions509939UNINA