SOC355H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dental Hygienist, Trait Theory, Regulatory College
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Expertise is the basis for professional claim. It requires social closure defining boundaries of who has it and who doesn"t. Symbolic power of law and medicine both very powerful. In soc, the story of prof was that they were on an upward trajectory. Sequential story escalator hierarchy of things occupations had to do to be prof. He is telling us to stop that thinking no natural progression (steps_ All prof have association edu and licensing. But its not enough to tick of all boxes (trait theory) Knowledge is transforming ground is always shifting. When knowledge transforms other occupations can come in and steal the light. What matters about the occupation is its relation to the work that it does. Occupation will attempt to lay claim to a vacancy. Sometimes it because a profession abandoned it or something new going on. Once you lay claim to a vacancy. When jurisdiction overlaps, there is constant battles.
