SOC355H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Credentialism And Educational Inflation, Knowledge Economy, Managerialism
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Agenda: a common underlying theme in session 8, 9. 11, 12: issues related to the professions and managerialism, how has the growth of managerialism affected the professions" traditional right to, how does it affect the professional"s adherence to a traditional code of ethics self-manage? and behaviours? . For example: when attributes traditionally associated with differentiating a profession from an occupation: Or become gradually seen as less unique to a profession. : this is consistent with the de-professionalization thesis, consider the following as it relates to the traditional trait perspective on the professions. Views of professionalization is dependent on whether the public still views them as professions based on the traits that characterize it as a profession (eg. abstract knowledge) 1: if technology makes what professionals do more accessible, less costly, and more understandable to outsiders, there will be a relative reduction in: Abstract knowledge (the need for a long training period) Need for acts of altruism by professionals.
