SOC355H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Governmentality, Scientific Management, Credentialism And Educational Inflation
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Valles, steven p. , william finlay, and amy s. wharton. People in the medical have a work hour limit of 80 hours and which they must take a break. This has led to quite some controversy. Puts themselves before the patients which is contrast to the selflessness of the profession. Medical practitioners are different from other professionals as they are required to conform to moral norms. These characteristics are the reason professions are more powerful and of higher status than other occupations. Occupations like plumbers, brick layers, and bakers are not considered professions according to sociologists. They suggest that professional work is often routine. A long training program matters because it means that the skills and techniques of practitioners can be tied to abstract knowledge. It is the acquisition of this knowledge in medical schools and residency programs that defines a surgeon, not handling a scalpel or manual dexterity.
