Characteristics and benefits of professional work: Assessment of their importance over a 30-year career

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-188

  Western, John ^a   Haynes, Michele ^a   Durrington, Denise A ^a   Dwan, Kathryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Financial rewards; Knowledge; Longitudinal; Prestige; Professions; Service

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745051132     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783306058482     Document Type: Review

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