02496nam 2200613Ia 450 991080780610332120200520144314.00-8039-8633-51-4462-6608-7(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(OCoLC)1136382574(FINmELB)ELB136007(EXLCZ)99267000000033916719951027d1995 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe sociology of the professions /Keith M. Macdonald1st ed.London ;Thousand Oaks, CA Sage19951 online resource (xiii, 224 pages)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 aspectsProfessions.ProfessionsSociological aspects.305.5/53Macdonald Keith M143694MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807806103321Sociology of the Professions509939UNINA