Not Merely a Profession: Nurses and Resistance to Professionalization

Not Merely a Profession: Nurses and Resistance to Professionalization

Many sociological and historical analyses of professions such as nursing are misleading. Revisionist models recast the significance of professions to acknowledge historical inequalities of race, class and gender in the structure of professional privilege and organization.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American behavioral scientist (Beverly Hills) 1989-07, Vol.32 (6), p.668-679
1. Verfasser: MELOSH, BARBARA
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Development
Discrimination
Education
Factors
Gender
Gender inequality
Medical personnel
Nurses
Nursing
Occupations
Professionalization
Professions
Resistance
Social conditions & trends
Social privilege
Women
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Zusammenfassung:Many sociological and historical analyses of professions such as nursing are misleading. Revisionist models recast the significance of professions to acknowledge historical inequalities of race, class and gender in the structure of professional privilege and organization.
ISSN:0002-7642
1552-3381
DOI:10.1177/0002764289032006007