Professional Powers
Author | : Eliot Freidson |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1988-05-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226262253 |
ISBN-13 | : 0226262251 |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Download or read book Professional Powers written by Eliot Freidson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1988-05-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freidson guides his analysis by finding what power may be ascribed to formal, codified knowledge. He focuses on the institutions that provide intellectual workers with their knowledge, a regular living, organized political resources, and other means with which to translate formal knowledge into human activity. Surveying professionals, he establishes a basic foundation for tracing the sources and means of professional power. Key issues are discussed as to whether they exercise power in the workplace, in government policy-making, and in the shaping of our physical and social world.