Conceptualizing the Social and Political Context of the Health Workforce
Health Professions, the State, and Its Gender Dimensions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13076044 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ivy Lynn Bourgeault (0000-0002-5113-9243, University of Ottawa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2297-7775 • E-ISSN: 2297-7775 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fsoc.2017.00016 |
| OpenAlex | W2769069596 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 35 |
This paper attempts to address the theoretical vacuum that exists within the growing literature on the sufficiency and stability of the health workforce that has dominated health policy agendas worldwide. Conceptualizing the context of the health workforce, and the relationship between health professions and the state more specifically, draws upon critical areas of social theory and health. The sociology of professions literature, and its focus on professional projects, point to the important role that the state plays as an audience for social closure strategies. Depicting the state in this manner, however, does not enable us to explain why some state-directed strategies are successful whereas others are not. An expanded analysis of the state, its interests and the efficacy of the strategies directed towards it is augmented with reference to health policy literature. I present a model which attempts to integrate the conceptualization of the state in the professions and policy literatures as a means to better understand the context of the relations between the state and the health profession. The specific gender dimensions of this relationship are then explored through a consideration of female health professional projects and the role of women vis-a-vis the state
Conceptualization · Context (archaeology · Health care · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social policy · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Workforce · Global Health Workforce Issues · Healthcare Systems and Challenges · Law · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Health Policy
The Formation of Professions
Inside agitators
The Rise of Professionalism
The System of Professions
Agendas, alternatives, and public policies
Remodelling Hospitals and Health Professions in Europe
The Politics Of Social Protest
Feminism and Materialism
Push
State in Society
The Changing Patterns of Group Politics in Britain
Entrenched interests and exogenous change
Neoliberal Restructuring in Education and Health Professions in Europe
The three worlds of welfare capitalism
Putting the Political Back into Political Economy by Bringing the State Back in Yet Again
Limits to medical dominance
State authority, medical dominance, and trends in the regulation of the health professions
State Theories
L'Etat et l'emergence des 'groupes professionnels
Deprofessionalization of a female occupation
New Public Management and New Professionalism across Nations and Contexts
Understanding the social organisation of maternity care systems
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |