Hi Lubomir, and all,
I think this one might be very useful, given the conversation: Andy Abbott's The System of Professions.
http://www.amazon.com/System-Professions-Essay-Division-Expert/dp/0226000699/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1307044527&sr=8-2
Mind you, it's a very exact and insightful read rather than an entertaining one. Definitely part of the sociological canon.
For a more basic treatment and a read that might be of interest to at least some on the list, this one is about the possibilities of a particular occupation becoming a profession -- engineering. Try Robert Zussman's Mechanics of the Middle Class. Probably in your library as it was never issued in paperback. He argues that engineering is *not* -- and probably will never be -- a profession.
Cheers!
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: Lubomir Savov Popov
Date: Thursday, June 2, 2011 2:34 pm
Subject: Theory/sociology of professions and professionalization
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> Hi Terry,
>
> I would appreciate it greatly if you share with me sources with
> criteria for professionalization. Also, if you can recommend
> good books and papers on theory of professions, sociology of
> professions, and the like.
>
> I am starting a project on professional opportunities for
> applied sociologists and am planning to approach it from that
> perspective.
> Thank you very much,
>
> Lubomir
>
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