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Book SynopsisThis 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, nor all the varied products essential to our modern way of life.Chemists are caught up in the dynamic changes in our society. The explosive advance of scientific knowledge leads to increasing specialization until experts in one field may have little in common with those in another. Also, as the knowledge and skills of chemistry are incorporated in the workaday world of industry, more and more trained chemists spend their days in routine application and organization of their skills and knowledge.The unique element of this study is its assessment of the role and function of a professional socie
Table of ContentsPart 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
