Pt. I. Clarifying the Issues. 1. The Theory of Professions: State of the Art. 2. How Dominant are the Professions? -- Pt. II. Elements of a Theory of Professionalism. 3. The Division of Labor as Social Interaction. 4. Professions and the Occupational Principle. 5. Occupational Autonomy and Labor Market Shelters -- Pt. III. Prophesying the Future of the Professions. 6. Professionalization and the Organization of Middle-Class Labor in Post-Industrial Society. 7. The Futures of Professionalization. 8. The Changing Nature of Professional Control -- Pt. IV. Choosing Professionalism as Social Policy. 9. Are Professions Necessary? 10. Professionalism as Model and Ideology. 11. The Centrality of Professionalism to Health Care. 12. Nourishing Professionalism
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