This article develops a processual theory of boundary work and exchange for understanding
the emergence and transformation of social structures such as professions and their state …

For mosT oF The 20Th cenTury, the compact between employers and employees in the
developed world was all about stability. Jobs at big corporations were secure: As long as the …

This book addresses sociologists, policymakers, professional leaders and educators who
shape, advise, teach and develop professions. These practitioners constantly review …

One of the normative characteristics of a profession is autonomy, the right to determine work
activity on the basis of professional judgment. This activity increasingly occurs in a …

This article revisits my 1977 work The Rise of Professionalism, outlining what I now believe
was wrong in my book and what I think may still be useful in order to move on to some ideas …

Julia Evetts University of Nottingham, UK n Anglo-American social systems, the occupational
control of work has been a defining characteristic of that special category of occupations …

The nature of the relationship between occupations and organizations and how it might be
changing, is a topic that continues to generate controversy. A persistent image in the …

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) affords opportunities to sustain the
role of community health workers (CHWs). Among myriad strategies encouraged by PPACA …

ÔTummersÕ book resurfaces alienation as an established and useful concept, but also as a
forgotten and ignored reality. Shifts in policies affect the meaning of these policies, and …