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A profession is a vocation that requires specialized educational training to provide disinterested counsel and service to others for ______.

compensation

Professionals possess specialized training and unique access to a complex body of knowledge, which allows for a higher-than-normal degree of autonomy and ______ status.

social

Examples of professions include lawyer, doctor, and accountant, while jobs include mechanic, plumber, and ______.

cleaner

Professionals are required to attain certain ______ of behavior in their work and continually match those standards.

<p>standards</p> Signup and view all the answers

The term "profession" is ambiguous and derives from the Latin "pro" meaning "before" and "fateor" meaning "to ______."

<p>avow</p> Signup and view all the answers

A profession arises through the development of formal qualifications based on education and examinations, the establishment of training schools and university links, and the formation of a ______ organization.

<p>professional</p> Signup and view all the answers

Individuals are required by law to be qualified by a local professional body before they are permitted to practice in that ______.

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  • A profession is a vocation that requires specialized educational training to provide disinterested counsel and service to others for compensation.
  • Professionals spend a long time studying a particular calling and are characterized by technical or ethical standards.
  • Examples of professions include lawyer, doctor, and accountant, while jobs include mechanic, plumber, and cleaner.
  • Professionals are required to attain certain standards of behavior in their work and continually match those standards.
  • The term "profession" is ambiguous and derives from the Latin "pro" meaning "before" and "fateor" meaning "to avow."
  • Professionals possess specialized training and unique access to a complex body of knowledge, which allows for a higher-than-normal degree of autonomy and social status.
  • Professionals are expected to conform to a high standard of conduct and extended service to society.
  • A profession arises through the development of formal qualifications based on education and examinations, the establishment of training schools and university links, and the formation of a professional organization.
  • Professions are typically regulated by statute, with responsibilities of enforcement delegated to respective professional bodies.
  • Individuals are required by law to be qualified by a local professional body before they are permitted to practice in that profession.

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