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The formation of professions : knowledge, state and strategy / edited by Rolf Torstendahl and Michael Burrage.

Contributor(s): Burrage, Michael | Torstendahl, Rolf | Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Sage, 1990Description: viii, 215 p. : ill ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0803982518.Subject(s): ProfessionsDDC classification: 305.553
Contents:
Introduction: promotion and strategies of knowledge-based groups / Rolf Torstendahl -- Changing conceptions in the sociology of the professions / Randall Collins -- In the matter of experts and professionals, or how impossible it is to leave nothing unsaid / Magali Sarfatti Larson -- Knowledge as a professional resource: case studies of architects and psychologists at work / Lennart G. Svensson -- Proletarianization or bureaucratization: the fall of the professional? / Raymond Murphy -- Escape from freedom? Reflections on german professionalization, 1870-1933 / Charles E. McClelland -- The welfare state, the professions and citizens / Margareta Bertilsson -- Professional education in a comparative context / Tony Becher -- The knowledge aspect of professionalization: the case of science-based nursing education in Sweden / Aant Elzinga -- The Swedish veterinary profession and the Swedish state / Inga Hellberg -- Technical and political knowledge: the relationship of lawyers and other legal professions to the market and the state / Lucien Karpik.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Many theories have been developed in Britain and Europe on the general phenomena of professionalism, but most of this research has been dominated by two individual professions--lawyers and medical doctors. This volume and its companion, Professions in Theory and History, widen the sphere of interest to include other professions, and other countries. In the present volume, the contributors show that there are different routes into professionalism, and that the success of future professionals depends heavily on their knowledge of the field, the actions of the state, and the strategic roles they play. Some contributors discuss existing theories, note the inherent limitations, and suggest new paths of development. Others present empirical findings to explore the differences in professions. The Formation of Professions and its companion are necessary resources for academics and researchers in the fields of sociology, education, and history. "A number of excellent papers, and many that will become essential reading for any social scientist in the area." --Sociology "The books have considerable virtue. They reemphasize that comparative study is essential to future work on professions and that the role of the state will loom large in that comparative study. Their theory is often refreshingly new, as authors attack problems with theorizing styles unfamiliar to American sociologists of occupations. And for those unfamiliar with continental professions, these is an enticing variety of examples." --Contemporary Sociology

Sponsored by the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-207) and index.

Introduction: promotion and strategies of knowledge-based groups / Rolf Torstendahl -- Changing conceptions in the sociology of the professions / Randall Collins -- In the matter of experts and professionals, or how impossible it is to leave nothing unsaid / Magali Sarfatti Larson -- Knowledge as a professional resource: case studies of architects and psychologists at work / Lennart G. Svensson -- Proletarianization or bureaucratization: the fall of the professional? / Raymond Murphy -- Escape from freedom? Reflections on german professionalization, 1870-1933 / Charles E. McClelland -- The welfare state, the professions and citizens / Margareta Bertilsson -- Professional education in a comparative context / Tony Becher -- The knowledge aspect of professionalization: the case of science-based nursing education in Sweden / Aant Elzinga -- The Swedish veterinary profession and the Swedish state / Inga Hellberg -- Technical and political knowledge: the relationship of lawyers and other legal professions to the market and the state / Lucien Karpik.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • Promotion and Strategies of Knowledge-Based Groups Changing Conceptions in the Sociology of the Professions
  • In the Matter of Experts and Professionals, or how Impossible it is to Leave Nothing Unsaid
  • Larson Knowledge as a Professional Resource
  • Case Studies of Architects and Psychologists at Work Proletarianization or Bureaucratization
  • The Fall of the Professional?
  • Escape from Freedom?
  • Reflections on German Professionalization, 1870-1933
  • The Welfare State, the Professions and Citizens
  • Professional Education in a Comparative Context
  • The Knowledge Aspect of Professionalization
  • The Case of Science-Based Nursing Education in Sweden
  • The Swedish Veterinary Profession and the Swedish State
  • Technical and Political Knowledge
  • The Relationship of Lawyers and other Law Professions to the Market and the State