Professions in theory and history : rethinking the study of the professions
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Professions in theory and history : rethinking the study of the professions
（SCASSS series）
Sage Publications, 1990
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-242) and index
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Description
The professions are currently the focus of vigorous debate within sociology and social history. This book and its companion volume bring together researchers from continental Europe and from the English-speaking world to highlight the contrasting perspectives of the two traditions and to emphasize what they can learn from each other. The present volume concentrates on the theory and historical development of professions. The authors identify critical problems of method and theory, such as the reliance on single-profession case studies, the separation of professions from their social and political contexts, the assumption of a uniform professional strategy, the neglect of inter-professional relations, and above all the overwhelming Anglo-American bias embedded in the categories and concepts used. They then propose ways in which comparative and historical analysis might be better equipped to study the professions in a wide variety of social and political settings.
The discussion encompasses the market and employment context, comparison of professions with other kinds of authority relations and other types of occupation, and exploration of historical discontinuities and variations in strategy.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - the professions in sociology and history, Michael Burrage
- market closure and the conflict theory of the professions, Randall Collins
- essential properties, strategic aims and historical development - three approaches to theories of professionalism, Rolf Torstendahl
- "Burgertum" and professions in the 19th century - two alternative approaches, Jurgen Kocka
- professional types as a strategy of analysis, Thomas Brante
- open cartels and social closures - professional strategies in Sweden, 1860-1950, Klas Amark
- professionalization - borderline authority and autonomy in work, Svante Beckman
- associative strategies in the process of professionalization - professional strategies and scientification of occupations, Staffan Selander
- beyond a sub-set - the professional aspirations of manual workers in France, the United States and Britain, Michael Burrage
- professionalization as a process - patterns, progression and discontinuity, Hannes Siegrist
- an actor-based framework for the study of the professions, Konrad Jarausch et al.
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