Professions and Power (Study in Sociology S.)

Johnson, Terence James

ISBN 10: 0333134303 / ISBN 13: 9780333134306

Published by Macmillan Pub Ltd, 1972

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002538637

Synopsis:

First published in 1972, this book rejects as inadequate the ‘trait’ and ‘functionalist’ theories of the professions and instead presents an alternative framework to analyse the contemporaneous occupational change in industrial societies. The author describes how occupational specialisation creates varying degrees of social distance between producers and consumers of goods or services, thus several institutions of control social have developed ― collegiate, corporate or oligarchic patronage, mediative. The author looks at the social conditions necessary for the development of these methods of control and the apparent decline of professionalism in both developed and undeveloped societies.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Professions and Power (Study in Sociology S.)
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Ltd
Publication Date: 1972
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good