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Profession

A profession is a field of work that has been formally professionalized. It can be defined as a disciplined group of individuals, professionals, who adhere to ethical standards and are recognized by the public as possessing specialized knowledge and skills grounded in a widely recognized body of learning derived from advanced research, education, and…

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Profession

Nodes102
Edges101
Triples175
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019608
Components1

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related to Further reading · 62
Profession → Abbott, Accountability, Accountants, Age, An Essay, Andrew, Brint, Britain, Chicago, Chicago Press, Corfield, David, Dezalay, Division, Doctors, Eliot, Expert Labor, Experts, Formal Knowledge, Freidson
related to References · 49
Profession → American Journal, Boston, Brothers, Bureaucracy, Cengage Learning, Chicago, Chicago Press, Civil, Classics, Cruess, Eds, Estes, European Journal, Freidson, Gailmard, Harper, Howlett, Hyde, IL, Imprint Routledge
related to Sociology · 13
Profession → Brown, Department, Durkheim, Esther Lucile Brown, In, Professions, Ralph Hurlin, Russell Sage Foundation, She, Social Work, Studies, Talcott Parsons, This
related to Etymology · 11
Profession → Anglicization, EC, English, European Commission, European Union's Directive, French, Originally, Professional Qualifications, Recognition, The, Under
related to Status, prestige, and power · 11
Profession → In, Leading, Learning, Often, Professionals, Professions, Socially, Standards, The, This, Working
related to Characteristics · 6
Profession → Hodge, Joanne Brown, Larson, Professionals, There, Turner
related to System of professions · 6
Profession → Abbott, Andrew Abbott, One, Professions, The System, This
related to Autonomy · 5
Profession → However, Professional, Professions, The, This
see also · 5
Profession → Anticipatory, Centre, Professional, ProfessionsList, Study
is a · 3
Profession → field of work that has been formally professionalized, Hong Kong Professional Teachers Union, need to cultivate and exercise professional discretion - that is

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professional professions may professionals public law work education training status medicine autonomy bodies social university isbn system power practice one

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Professionis afield of work that has been formally professionalized0.90text
Professionis aneed to cultivate and exercise professional discretion - that is0.90text
Professionis aHong Kong Professional Teachers Union0.90text
the College of Physicians or the Inns of Courtinstance ofany regulation of the professions was self-regulation through bodies0.80text
partnerships or professional corporationsinstance ofif they wish to practice collectively they must form special business entities0.80text
which featureinstance ofif they wish to practice collectively they must form special business entities0.80text
Professionrelated to AutonomyProfessions0.60section
Professionrelated to AutonomyThis0.60section
Professionrelated to AutonomyHowever0.60section
Professionrelated to AutonomyProfessional0.60section
Professionrelated to AutonomyThe0.60section
Professionrelated to CharacteristicsThere0.60section

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