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109: Emergence of Mental Health Professions - Abbott (Part 1)
109: Emergence of Mental Health Professions - Abbott (Part 1)
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47 minutes
Released:
Jan 23, 2024
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In this episode, we return to Andrew Abbott’s The System of Professions: An Essay on the Division of Expert Labor from 1989 to study in depth one of his case studies that may illuminate the present-day mental health crises gripping many nations from the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Construction of the Personal Problems Jurisdiction” chronicles how social changes from the Industrial Revolution led to the maladjustment and isolation felt by many newly industrialized workers who could no longer reach back to the stable social structure from whence they came. As a result, several professions emerged and competed for jurisdiction over the diagnosis and treatment of personal problems.
Released:
Jan 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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