| Scapegoats for a Profession Contributor(s): Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 9057022761 ISBN-13: 9789057022760 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: Often thought to be a primitive or ancient practice, scapegoating is revealed here as occurring in the justice systems of modern democracies. Ann Daniel, as a first-hand witness, documents several widely publicized disciplinary cases brought against prominent professionals in law and medicine. These were the people who became scapegoats as their professional communities tried to rid itself of troubles and confusions threatening their reputation at the time. "Scapegoats for a Profession" is an insightful and ground breaking analysis of the scapegoat as a sociological process, which emerged from a three-year Australian Research Council grant into disciplinary practices in the professions. While appealing to those fascinated by famous trials and the workings of discipline and punishment, this book is essential reading for professionals, students and academics in the social sciences, management, law, and medicine. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Research |
| Dewey: 302.12 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.14" W x 9.5" (0.98 lbs) 196 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Scapegoating is projected here as an occurrence in justice systems of modern democracies. Daniel documents several disciplinary cases brought against successful professionals in law and medicine in order to do this, arguing that they are examples of community scapegoating by these professions. |