Author: | Professor Harold Perkin, Harold Perkin | ISBN: | 9781134416813 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 4, 2003 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | Professor Harold Perkin, Harold Perkin |
ISBN: | 9781134416813 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | October 4, 2003 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
The Rise of Professional Society lays out a stimulating and controversial framework for the study of British society, challenging accepted paradigms based on class analysis. Perkins argues that the non-capitalist "professional class" represents a new principle of social organization based on trained expertise and meritocracy, a "forgotten middle class" conveniently overlooked by classical social theorists.
The Rise of Professional Society lays out a stimulating and controversial framework for the study of British society, challenging accepted paradigms based on class analysis. Perkins argues that the non-capitalist "professional class" represents a new principle of social organization based on trained expertise and meritocracy, a "forgotten middle class" conveniently overlooked by classical social theorists.