Professional Dominance: The Social Structure of Medical Care

able administrative American analysis approach authority become behavior believe bureaucratic chapter character characteristics choice client clientele clinical colleagues competence concept consequences consultant course created determine develop discussion disease distinction division of labor dominant environment essential evaluate evidence example exercise exist experience fact field formal function Furthermore give given health services hospital human important independent individual influence institutions interaction interest issue kind knowledge less limited means medicine mental nature needs noted occupations organization patient performance physician position possible practice practitioner present Press problem profession professional professional dominance question refer relations requires responsibility role seeking seems sick social society sociologists sociology solo staff standards status structure suggest task technical tion treated treatment United University values varied workers York