The quest for authority and honor in the American professions, 1750-1900

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Haber traces the cultural evolution of the professions through three stages--establishment (1750-1830), disestablishment (1830-1880), and reestablishment (1880-1900). He shows that when the gentlemanly class declined in the United States, the professions maintained status even in somewhat hostile settings. The professions thus came to be seen as a middle way between the pursuits of laborers and those of capitalists. Massive in scale and ambition, this book will have a formidable impact among scholars newly attuned to the history of American middle-class culture.

subjects: Social aspects of Professions,  Professions,  United States,  Social status,  Occupational prestige,  History,  Professions, sociological aspects,  Social aspects,  Occupations,  Social Class

Places: United States