The Sociology of the professions : lawyers, doctors, and others
The Sociology of the professions : lawyers, doctors, and others
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Edition Details
- Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Robert Dingwall, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, P. S. C. Lewis
- Language: English
- Jurisdiction(s): United States
- Publication Information: London : Macmillan, 1983
- Publication Type (Medium): Congresses, Aufsatzsammlung, Conference proceedings, Conference papers and proceedings
- Material: Conference publication
- Type: Book
- Series title: Oxford socio-legal studies.
- Permalink: http://books.lawlegal.eu/the-sociology-of-the-professions-lawyers-doctors-and-others/ (Stable identifier)
Additional Format
Online version: Sociology of the professions. London: Macmillan, 1983 (OCoLC)654628704
Short Description
IX, 314 pages : ILlustrations.
Purpose and Intended Audience
Useful for students learning an area of law, The Sociology of the professions : lawyers, doctors, and others is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.
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Bibliographic information
- Publisher: Macmillan
- Responsable Person: edited by Robert Dingwall and Philip Lewis.
- Publication Date: 1983
- Country/State: United States
- Number of Editions: 22 editions
- First edition Date: 1982
- Last edition Date: 1992
- General Notes: Updated and rev. papers from a conference held at Oxford, Easter 1979; sponsored by the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies.
Includes indexes. - Languages: English
- Library of Congress Code: KJC158
- Dewey Code: 306.36
- ISBN: 9780333309612 0333309618 9780333368398 0333368398
- OCLC: 9269203
Main Contents
pt. I. Professions, knowledge and power:
The theory of the professions: state of the art / Eliot Freidson
Professional, autonomy and the social control of expertise / Dietrich Rueschemeyer
The rivals: an essay on the sociological trades / P.M. Strong. pt. II. Professional work:
Professional mystery: maintenance of charisma in general medical practice / Gordon Horobin
The general practice lawyer and the client: towards a radical conception / Maureen Cain
Solicitors and clients: altruism or self-interest / Philip Thomas and Geoff Mungham
Mega-law and mega-lawyering in the contemporary United States / Celia Davies
Professionals in bureaucracies: solicitors in private practice and local government / Topsy Murray, Robert Dingwall and John Eekelaar. pt. III. Professional careers:
The production of the professional community / Paul Atkinson. Professional careers and biographies / Malcolm Johnson
Becoming a judge / Alan Paterson.