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Author Millerson, Geoffrey.

Title The qualifying associations : a study in professionalization / by Geoffrey Millerson.

Publication Info. London : Routledge, 1998.

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 306 pages).
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Physical Medium polychrome
Series International library of sociology. Sociology of work and organisation ; v. 12
International library of sociology. Sociology of work and organisation ; v. 12.
Note Originally published: London : Poutledge and Kegan Paul Ltd., 1964.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-296) and index.
Contents Cover; THE QUALIFYING ASSOCIATIONS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. PROFESSIONS, PROFESSIONALIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION; The Problem of Defining a Profession; Toward a Definition; Professionalization; Professional Organization; The Development of Professional Organization; 2. TYPES OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION; Introduction; The Functions of Professional Organization; Types of Professional Organization; Trade Associations; Ambiguities and Variations in Professional Organization.
Some Factors Determining Distribution and Numbers of Associations3. WHY ARE QUALIFYING ASSOCIATIONS FORMED?; Obstacles to the Formation of Professional Organization; Why Are Associations Formed?; Conclusion; 4. STRUCTURE OF QUALIFYING ASSOCIATIONS; Legal Status; Government of the Association; Membership Structure; Local Organization; Conclusion; 5. QUALIFYING ASSOCIATIONS AND EDUCATION; Education, the Professions and the New Qualifying Associations, 1800 to 1850; Education and the Qualifying Associations, 1850 to 1900; Training and Education-the Position Today; Examinations.
Qualifying Associations and Education6. QUALIFYING ASSOCIATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT; Introduction; What is Professional Conduct?; The Sociological Determinants of an Ethical Code; Qualifying Associations' Concern with Professional Conduct; The Nature of the Code; The Problem of Implementing a Code; Investigation of Unprofessional Conduct; The Role of Professional Ethics; 7. THE QUALIFYING ASSOCIATION IN SOCIETY; The Development of Associations; The Nature of Qualifying Associations; Dilemmas of Qualifying Associations; The Role of Qualifying Associations.
The Wider Contributions of Associations in Society8. CONCLUSION; APPENDICES; A List of Qualifying Associations in England and Wales; Chronological List of Existing Qualifying and Non-Qualifying Associations in England and Wales; Notes; Index.
Summary First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Trade associations -- Great Britain.
Trade associations.
Great Britain.
Sociology.
Sociology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Millerson, Geoffrey. Qualifying associations. London : Routledge, 1998 0415176883 (OCoLC)263568921
ISBN 9781136254567 (electronic book)
1136254560 (electronic book)
0415176883
9780415176880