In an age of experts : the changing role of professionals in politics and public life /

Since the 1960s the number of highly educated professionals in America has grown dramatically. During this time scholars and journalists have described the group as exercising increasing influence over cultural values and public affairs. The rise of this putative "new class" has been greet...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brint, Steven G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1994.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Intellectuals > United States.
Middle class > United States.
Professions > Social aspects > United States.
Professions libérales > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Intellectuels > États-Unis.
Classes moyennes > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History
Intellectuals.
Middle class.
Professions > Social aspects.
Berufspolitiker.
Experte.
Politik.
Politikberatung.
Vrije beroepen.
Intellectuelen.
Deskundigen.
Sociale situatie.
Professions > United States > Sociological aspects.
United States.
USA.
Abbott, Andrew.
Ames, Nancy.
Bell, Daniel.
Brint, Steven.
Coser, Lewis A.
Danos, Paul.
Dutka, Anna B.
Fleishman, John A.
Freidson, Eliot.
Hamilton, Richard F.
Hibbs, Douglas A.
Hofstadter, Richard.
Kadushin, Charles.
Millerson, Geoffrey.
Noyelle, Thierry.
Perkin, Harold.
Suleiman, Ezra,.
architects.
business owners and executives.
collapse of Communism.
demographic change.
engineers.
eras of reform.
geologists and geoscientists.
higher education.
intellectuals.
labor unions.
lawyers.
management consulting.
managers.
meritocracy.
pluralism.
privatization.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Half-title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter One : Introduction: Professionals and the Character of American Democracy
  • Part One: The Professional Stratum in America
  • Chapter Two: Professions as Organization and Status Category
  • Chapter Three: Professions in the Political Economy I: Spheres and Sectors
  • Chapter Four: Professions in the Political Economy II: Markets
  • Chapter Five: Culture and Politics
  • Chapter Six: The Rhythms of Political Change
  • Part Two: Experts, Intellectuals, and Professionals
  • Chapter Seven: The Influence of Policy Experts
  • Chapter Eight: The Moral Imagination of Intellectuals
  • Chapter Nine: Professionals and Politics in Postindustrial Societies
  • Chapter Ten: Conclusion: The Transformation of the Professional Middle Class and the Future of Intellectuals
  • Notes
  • Index

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