This chapter explores that professions and professionals have a crucial role in society,
which is' to speak truth to power'. It examines the origins of the professions in the Middle …

This book brings together perspectives and analyses from sociological and organisational
studies on the professions and professionalism. These are of particular relevance to our …

The social and cultural assumptions that surround the term 'professional'have never been
subject to so much question as they are now. These debates reflect an era when the …

The figure of the “professional” looms large in our contemporary society as an ideal for
economic activity and socio-political inclusion, and even as a model for individual self …

The professions have become well-established at the centre of public life over the last one
hundred and fifty years, both as a mode of organization and as a discursive episteme …

Evolving economies, the emergence of new technologies and organisational forms are all
features of late capitalism. Among this milieu, a marked feature has been the emergence …

What gave rise to our modern conceptions of professional status, and how did particular
professions gain their privileged status? Magali Sarfatti Larson shows how our present …

Professionalism is a key concept in the sociologies of work, occupations, professions and
organizations. But professionalism is changing and being changed. The article considers …

The UK professions have come under pressure, both commercial and governmental, in the
last decades of the twentieth century. Commercial forces have had an impact on their …

There seems to be broad agreement that the lives of professional workers are undergoing
significant change; in one sense it was ever thus. However, today we see a combination of …