Professional Powers: A Study of the Institutionalization of Formal Knowledge (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226262253)

"This is an immensely useful book for sociologists working in a wide range of sub-fields. It confirms Freidson's status among the leading exponents of the old Chicago tradition. This book is catholic in its reading, sophisticated in its arguments and cautious in its judgements."--Robert Dingwall, Sociology

"As an attempt to provide a complex, wide-ranging account this book should be essential reading for specialist students, and it should act as a stimulus for the extension of both empirical research and theory."--Alex Faulkner, Sociological Review

"Freidson's book is a concise introduction to the professions, challenging specialists with its puncturing of theoretically induced misconceptions and offering general readers a clear but critical entr馥 to the theoretical literature concerning this central aspect of modern society."--Andrew Abbott, Science

"This is a stimulating and well-written book which opens up a new perspective on the professions as well as contributing to existing debates."--David Podmore, Times Higher Education Supplement

Author: Eliot Freidson
ISBN-10: 0226262251
ISBN-13: 9780226262253
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 05/15/1988
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.18w x 0.60d