Professions and Metaphors: Understanding professions in society (Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society)

Professions and Metaphors: Understanding Professions in Society explores the way that two traditions have contributed to our understanding of both theory and society over recent decades. In the first tradition, the growing literature on metaphors has helped to guide thinking, providing insights into such phenomena as the study of organizations. In the second, there has been an increased interest in professions, from lawyers and university academics to doctors and social workers. This edited collection brings together these two traditions for the first time, providing a unique and systematic overview, at macro and micro level, of the use of metaphors in the sociology of professions. A range of professional fields are explored, from law and medicine to social work and teaching, showing how metaphors can enhance our understanding of the operation of professional groups. By demonstrating how metaphors can add to our understanding of professions in society, as well as in professional practice, this ground-breaking book makes an invaluable contribution to advanced students and researchers in fields such as the sociology of professions and work and organization – as well as informing professionals and policy makers themselves. Notes On Contributors -- Permissions -- Introducing Professions And Metaphors / Liljegren, A. And Saks, M -- Key Metaphors In The Sociology Of Professions : Occupations As Hierarchies And Landscapes / Liljegren, A -- The Ecological Metaphor In The Sociology Of Occupations And Professions / Dingwall, R -- Slaying The Minotaur : Reflections On The Sociology Of The Professions / Saks, M -- Social Closure : On Metaphors, Professions And A Boa Constrictor / Agevall, O -- Regulating The English Health Professions : Zoos, Circuses Or Safari Parks? / Saks, M -- Boundaries Of Social Work Or Social Work Of Boundaries? / Abbott, A -- Gender And Law And The Metaphor Of Justice-as-a-woman : An Evolutionary Socio-legal Perspective / Olgiati, V -- Engineering The Soul : Construction And Sacrifice In The Teaching Profession / Jin, L. And Cortazzi, M -- Metaphors We Help By : Socio-cognitive Patterns Of Professionals In Social Work / Schmitt, R -- Metaphors In Medical Practice : A Jurisdictional Tool / Pedersen, I -- Index. Edited By Andreas Liljegren And Mike Saks. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Notes on contributors......Page 10 Permissions......Page 13 1 Introducing professions and metaphors......Page 14 2 Key metaphors in the sociology of professions: occupations as hierarchies and landscapes......Page 23 3 The ecological metaphor in the sociology of occupations and professions......Page 44 4 Slaying the Minotaur: reflections on the sociology of professions......Page 62 5 Social closure: on metaphors, professions and a boa constrictor......Page 76 6 Regulating the English health professions: zoos, circuses or safari parks?......Page 90 7 Boundaries of social work or social work of boundaries?......Page 111 8 Gender in law and the metaphor of Justice-as-a-Woman: an evolutionary socio-legal perspective......Page 127 9 Engineering the soul: construction and sacrifice in the teaching profession......Page 143 10 Metaphors we help by: socio-cognitive patterns of professionals in social work......Page 160 11 Metaphors in medical practice: a jurisdictional tool......Page 176 Index......Page 190