Sociology of Professions

Doing Sociology with the Design Professions

This paper builds on twin assumptions that human behavior and physical places influence one another, and that design and planning should therefore be sensitive to the users of the built environment. Sociologists have a key role to play in shaping the built environment: they can bring the users' concerns to the design and planning process. Predesign research, research on the design process, and ...

Paradigm and Pluralism: Using Theory from Occupational Sociology and the Sociology of the Professions to Frame an Identity for IS

Concern that high levels of pluralism within IS have frustrated the development of a strong identity are evident in the literature. Rather than proposing an identity for IS, this paper uses theory and research from occupational sociology and the sociology of professions to analyze the processes involved in establishing boundaries for the field, for defining errors of inclusion and exclusion, an...

An open-system approach to medical professionalism: a controversy within the sociology of professions

This article focuses on a specific debate within theories of professions. Despite different trends, there has been difficulty in theorizing some dimensions of the dominant perspectives because of predominant institutional attention. The aim here was to reinforce the debate with complementary conceptualization of professionalism and, consequently, to foster new understandings of professional rel...

The Sociology and History of Professions: A Path That Mid-Century Medical Historians Did Not Take

Ethnography of Development Sociology

Development sociology as a distinct area of study gained prominence in the post-world war era with the evolving interest in political and economic progression of the post-colonial world. The emerging discipline from the mainstream sociology have been particularly interested in development paths and strategies adopted in nations in the various regions of the world with greater emphasis in develo...