Profession of Medicine: A Study of the Sociology of Applied Knowledge.

Abstract

Must be judged as a landmark in medical sociology.-Norman Denzin, Journal of Health and Social Behavior of Medicine is a challenging monograph; the ideas presented are stimulating and thought provoking. . . . Given the expanding domain of what illness is and the contentions of physicians about their rights as professionals, Freidson wonders aloud whether expertise is becoming a mask for privilege and power. . . . Profession of Medicine is a landmark in the sociological analysis of the professions in modern society.-Ron Miller, Sociological Quarterly This is the first book that I know of to go to the root of the matter by laying open to view the fundamental nature of the professional claim, and the structure of professional institutions.-Everett C. Hughes, Science