Professions and the public interest : medical power, altruism and alternative medicine / Mike Saks
1995, First Edition. London ; New York : Routledge. Near fine paperback copy; cover very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #395691
ISBN: 0415116686
Physical description; 316 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-299) and indexes. Contents; Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- pt. I. Sociology, professions and the public interest: a research framework -- 1. The sociology of professions and the professional altruism ideal: a critical review -- 2. The development of a viable conception of the public interest -- 3. The role of professions: power, interests and causality -- pt. II. An empirical application: the response of the medical profession to acupuncture in Britain -- 4. Alternative medicine: the case of acupuncture -- 5. Potential explanations for the rejection of acupuncture in Britain -- 6. Acupuncture and British medicine: the influence of professional power and interests -- 7. The medical reception of acupuncture in Britain: professional ideologies and the public interest -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Author index -- Subject index. Subjects; Geschichte 1850-1992. Acupuncture Great Britain History. Professions. Altruism. Social medicine. Acupuncture. Occupations.
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