Professionalism: The Third Logic

by Eliot Freidson

Book Overview

This new work explores the meaning and implications of professionalism as a form of social organization. Eliot Freidson formalizes professionalism by treating it as an ideal type grounded in the political economy; he presents the concept as a third logic, or a more viable alternative to consumerism and bureaucracy. He asks us to imagine a world where workers with specialized knowledge and the ability to provide society with especially important services...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226262030
• ISBN13: 9780226262031
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"