Profession of Medicine

A Study of the Sociology of Applied Knowledge

Eliot Freidson (University of California, San Francisco, US)

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Chicago University Press
15 May 1988

Anthropology; Medicine

"""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"

By: Eliot Freidson (University of California San Francisco US)
Imprint: Chicago University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Univ of Chicago PR ed.
Dimensions: Height: 22mm, Width: 14mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780226262284
ISBN 10: 0226262286
Pages: 440
Publication Date: 15 May 1988
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eliot Freidson is a professor emeritus of sociology at New York University and visiting professor of sociology at the University of California, San Francisco. He is the author of several books, including Professional Powers: A Study of the Institutionalization of Formal Knowledge and Professionalism Reborn: Theory, Prophecy, and Policy.