SOCI 577 - Professions and Society

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Jacobs. This course will examine the role of the professions in contemporary society. The first third of the class will cover classic studies of professional autonomy, self-regulation and professional power. In the middle third we will read and discuss studies of the transformation of the professions over the last 30 years. The final third of the class will focus on issues of access to the professions by women and minorities, and individuals from working class and poor backgrounds. Requirements: active participation in class, three memos and a term paper.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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