1st Edition
The Professional Scientist A Study of American Chemists
Edited By Lee Rainwater
Copyright 2011
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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This classic book, available in paperback for the first time, is based on a 1962 study of the American Chemical Society, one of the great U. S. scientific societies. The society has a membership educated in the fundamental scientific field of chemistry, whose knowledge and talents are essential to modem industrial civilization. Without chemistry, we would have neither automobiles, nuclear devices,... Read more
Part I: A Science Profession 1 Professions and Industrialization: A Framework for the Study 2 How the Study Was Made 3 Chemistry in its Organizational Context 4 Major Groups Within Chemistry Part II: The Chemist's Work World 5 Recruitment into Chemistry 6 Careers for Chemists 7 The Chemist’s Work Morale 8 How Others See Chemists Part III: Professional Status and Professional Society 9 Imageries of Professional Status 10 The Professional Organization: Membership and Symbolism 11 The Symbolization of Homogeneity and Diversity 12 A Concluding Note on Professions
Biography
Anselm L. Strauss, Lee Rainwater
