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Profession of Medicine: A Study of the Sociology of Applied Knowledge

Profession of Medicine: A Study of the Sociology of Applied Knowledge

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"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 physici...

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Product ID:	9780226262284
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	US
Title:	Profession of Medicine
Subtitle:	A Study of the Sociology of Applied Knowledge
Authors:	Author: Eliot Freidson
Page Count:	440
Subjects:	Anthropology, Anthropology, Medicine and Nursing, Medicine
Description:	"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
Imprint Name:	University of Chicago Press
Publisher Name:	The University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	1988-05-15

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Weight	576 g
Dimensions	143 × 219 × 25 mm

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