Profession of Medicine A Study of the Sociology of Applied Knowledge |
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| Author:
| Freidson, Eliot |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-26228-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 1988 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $75.95 |
Book Description:
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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 physicians about their rights as professionals, Freidson wonders aloud whether expertise is becoming a mask for privilege and power. . . .
Profession of Medicine...
More 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