Freidson Professionalism

The Third Logic
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-7705-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 260 Seiten, E-Book

Eliot Freidson has written the first systematic account ofprofessionalism as a method of organizing work. In ideal-typicalprofessionalism, specialized workers control their own work, whilein the free market consumers are in command, and in bureaucracymanagers dominate. Freidson shows how each method has its own logicrequiring different kinds of knowledge, organization, career,education and ideology. He also discusses how historic and nationalvariations in state policy, professional organization, and forms ofpractice influence the strength of professionalism.
In appraising the embattled position of professions today, Freidsonconcludes that ideologically inspired attacks pose less danger toprofessionals' institutional privileges than to their ethicalindependence to resist use of their specialized knowledge tomaximize profit and efficiency without also providing its benefitsto all in need.
This timely and original analysis will be of great interest tothose in sociology, political science, history, business studiesand the various professions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Freidson, Eliot

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Part One: Professionalism: the Ideal Type.
Chapter 1: Professional Knowledge and Skill.
Chapter 2: Divisions of Labour.
Chapter 3: Labor markets and Careers.
Chapter 4: Training Programs.
Chapter 5: Ideologies.
Part Two: The Contingencies of Professionalism.
Chapter 6: States and Associations.
Chapter 7: Bodies of Knowledge.
Chapter 8: The Assault on Professionalism.
Chapter 9: The Soul of Professionalism.
Notes.
References.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Eliot Freidson is Professor Emeritus of Sociology, New York University, and Visiting Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Francisco