Professionalism and Social Control in the Progressive Era: The Case of the Flexner Report

Abstract

It is proposed that the Progressive Era (about 1890-1914) saw the emergence of many occupational groups claiming professional status as experts in the control of a variety of social problems. The medical profession is only one of a number of such groups, albeit the most successful in advancing its claims. The Flexner Report (Flexner, 1910) is reviewed as one example of the role elite members of the occupational group played in achieving higher status for the occupation.

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