Professions and Professionalization: Volume 3, Sociological Studies by J A Jackson
This book was originally published in 1970. The concept of profession and the characteristics by which certain occupations are claimed to enjoy professional status is a highly appropriate example of the kind of conceptual area which this series aims to explore. As in the first two volumes, on Social Stratification and Migration, the purpose of this volume was to raise a number of questions about the adequacy of theoretical concepts used by sociologists and others to describe social phenomena. Each of the papers expresses a certain dissatisfaction with many of the basic assumptions, which were apparent in much of the literature. The editor in his introductory paper discusses some aspects of the relation of professions to the development of ideology and specified intellectual traditions in the universities. He raises a number of questions about the significance of different 'areas of competence' in which professionals practise in relation to the concerns of the wider society.Jerry Jackson is a Texas A&M professor and energy economist with thirty years of expertise designing and implementing realistic solutions to tough energy business problems. He has worked with over one hundred clients as the owner and president of the consulting firm Jackson Associates, including more than twenty Fortune 500 corporations, start-up companies, electric and gas utilities, state agencies, research institutes, and the United States government. DOE is the United States Department of Energy. Jackson has testified in government hearings as an expert witness. He recently gave a keynote talk at an international sustainability conference in New Zealand, and he has also served as a U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
a delegate to a United Nations energy modeling meeting Jackson holds a PhD in economics with a focus on econometrics from the University of Florida.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521136471 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521136474 |
| Title | Professions and Professionalization: Volume 3, Sociological Studies |
| Author | J A Jackson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2010-02-25 |
| Number of pages | 236 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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