Profession of medicine : a study of the sociology of applied knowledge / Eliot Freidson ; with a new afterword by the author.
""Must be judged as a landmark in medical sociology."--Norman Denzin, Journal of Health and Social Behavior"Profession of Medicine is a challenging monograph; the ideas presented are stimulating and thought provoking. . . . Given the expanding domain of what illness is and the co...
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
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1988.
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| Edition: | University of Chicago Press edition. |
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| Summary: | ""Must be judged as a landmark in medical sociology."--Norman Denzin, Journal of Health and Social Behavior"Profession of Medicine is a challenging monograph; the ideas presented are stimulating and thought provoking. . . . Given the expanding domain of what illness is and the contentions of physicians about their rights as professionals, Freidson wonders aloud whether expertise is becoming a mask for privilege and power. . . . Profession of Medicine is a landmark in the sociological analysis of the professions in modern society."--Ron Miller, Sociological Quarterly"This is the first book that I know of to go to the root of the matter by laying open to view the fundamental nature of the professional claim, and the structure of professional institutions."--Everett C. Hughes, Science"--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 419 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0226262286 9780226262284 |