In an Age of Experts : : The Changing Roles of Professionals in Politics and Public Life / / Steven Brint.
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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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021] ©1994 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- 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