The Quest for Authority and Honor in the American Professions, 1750-1900

by Samuel Haber

With the decline in the size of our industrial work force and the rise of the service occupations, the professions today are prominent models for a singular kind of social position. The professions and "professionalism" seem to offer an escape from vexing supervision at work as well as from some of the depersonalization and uncertainty of markets and bureaucracies. In taking account of our hunger for professional status and privileges, Samuel Haber...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226311732
• ISBN13: 9780226311739
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 492 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"