"Golden age," Quiescence, and Revival: How the sociology of professions became the study of knowledge-based work

Work and Occupations

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-302

  Gorman, Elizabeth H ^a   Sandefur, Rebecca L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomy; community; expert knowledge; professional work; status

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961076103     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: 15528464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888411417565     Document Type: Article

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