Profession of Medicine: A Study of the Sociology of Applied Knowledge

by Eliot Freidson

Book Overview

"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. . ...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226262286
• ISBN13: 9780226262284
• Release Date: May 1988
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"