Sociologists interested in professional work and occupations have differentiated
professionalism as a distinctive and special way of controlling and organizing work and …

Through the medicalization of women's bodies, the credibility and traditional knowledge of
midwives and healers was forcibly lost. Northern Aboriginal communities continue to be …

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

For a long time, the sociological analysis of professional work has differentiated
professionalism as a special means of organizing work and controlling workers and in …

Résumé La multiplication de réformes, au sein des administrations, mobilisant des principes
et des instruments inspirés de la doctrine du New Public Management (NPM), a provoqué …

Culture and Health offers an overview of different areas of culture and health, building on
foundations of medical anthropology and health behavior theory. It shows how to address …

For a long time, sociological analysis of professional work has differentiated professionalism
as a special means of organizing work and controlling workers and in contrast to the …

Traditionally, Euroamerican cultures have considered that human status was conferred at
the conclusion to childbirth. However, in contemporary Euroamerican biomedicine, law and …

Since the 1970s, governments in many high-income countries have implemented a series of
reforms in their health care systems to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Many of these …

The proliferation of reforms in public administration based on the principles and instruments
of the “New Public Management”(NPM) have triggered protest from and collective action by …