Professions, Organized
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076729 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Carter (0000-0002-6391-362X) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosp104 |
| OpenAlex | W4238653691 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Professions are one of the main forms of institutionalizing expertise in western societies (Giddens 1991). The term “profession” is a curious one. It immediately conjures up images drawn from television shows featuring lawyers or medical doctors. Such representations point to the hold that certain professions have on our imagination. In Bleak House , Charles Dickens's celebrated novel, Richard Carstone considers which profession he wants to take up. The realm of possibilities – according to the definitional criteria of the age – is the military, the clergy, the law, and medicine. Professions such as law and medicine have successfully maintained both their power and status across several centuries and are seen as quintessential exemplars of what constitutes a profession. In the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth, a raft of new professions emerged. Some, like accountancy, have accrued considerable power
Legal profession · Medical education · Medical profession · Political science · Power (physics · Realm · Sociology · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |