67: Professions & Professionalism -- Andrew Abbott (Part 1)

11/08/2020 44 min

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, we look at the first half and first case study of Andrew Abbott's book "The System of Professions: An Essay on the Division of Expert Labor." In this episode, the focus is on how Abbott defines the major constructs of his framework -- professionalization, professional work (diagnosis, inference, treatment), and claims of jurisdiction. For Part 1, we concentrate on the application of Abbott's framework onn individual professions and subdivisions therein.

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