Professional Aspirations in Exile

In Exile

contains a new preface. The reviewer is compelled to admit that the preface of Lyra Modulata is beyond his range of appreciation and that he does not grasp the subtlety of the poet's " musaic spelling." The preface of In Exile though newly-written contains little new matter. It gives a somewhat incoherent account of the indifference shown by the world in general, and the English-speaking races ...

Training Sociologists: Professional Socialization and the Emergence of Career Aspirations

'Professional techs': machines, technical skills and professional aspirations in hearing prosthetics and respiratory care in Quebec, 1950-1990.

In the sociology of professions, working with machines is often seen as an obstacle to professional aspirations. This is especially true in healthcare, where a sharp distinction between professionals and technicians has prevailed since the early 20th century. However, only a few studies have documented the meaning of machines and technical skills for healthcare technicians. The purpose of this ...

Entrepreneurial Aspirations

In this paper we study the labour market behavior of employed individuals that have entrepreneurial aspirations in addition to aspirations to switch job. We analyze empirically these two “search processes” and, inspired by Lazear’s (2002) recent jack-ofall-trades hypothesis, focus specifically on the effects of varied experience on them. We report three main findings. First, entrepreneurial asp...

Realising Aspirations in Implantology

3 A taking over the affairs of our society and settling down in the office, I foresee a lot of challenges ahead specially to continue with the activities of our society on a regular basis and also to introduce newer ideas and ensure them into implementation. On interacting with a lot of our members especially the “Generation next,” I have realised the need to embrace upon quite a few new add-on...