BU231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fiduciary, Incrementalism, Jargon
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People who have specialized in a field that people rely on for their opinion/advice. Professions the bigger picture via sociology of professions. Rich/poor, race; how one group reacts to another. Functionalist theory: theory that constructs and defines a profession. Studies professions based on similarities and differences between other occupations. Study professions based on similarities and differences with other occupations. Relied on by others to perform a task well and correctly. Ex: mcat: standard is very high, lsat: standard is very high. Licensing: must pass the bar examination to become a lawyer, etc. Must ensure that the integrity and respectability of the profession is retained. Professionals are in the business for helping society. Lawyers take on a case at reduced pay for a relatively poor client llenges relatively poor client. Organized by the fact that they are doing the same job. Lawyers identify with each other; sense of a duty of civility between each other.
