The Qualifying Associations

This is Volume XII of eighteen in a series on the Sociology of Work and Organisation. First published in 1964, this study looks at one important aspect of professionalism, the way to professional status through organization. It describes the Qualifying Association, a type of organization which attempts to qualify individuals for practice in a particular occupation. 1. PROFESSIONS, PROFESSIONALIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION 2. TYPES OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION 3. WHY ARE QUALIFYING ASSOCIATIONS FORMED? 4. STRUCTURE OF QUALIFYING ASSOCIATIONS 5. QUALIFYING ASSOCIATIONS AND EDUCATION 6. QUALIFYING ASSOCIATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT 7. THE QUALIFYING ASSOCIATION IN SOCIETY 8. CONCLUSION