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What are some characteristics of a profession?
What are some characteristics of a profession?
- Only skill based on theoretical knowledge
- Professional association and a code of ethics (correct)
- Extensive education and training with no testing of competence
- Work autonomy without any need for a register or membership
What is the purpose of establishing a register or membership in a profession?
What is the purpose of establishing a register or membership in a profession?
- To exclude qualified individuals
- To sanction or expel competent members
- To exclude unqualified individuals (correct)
- To sanction or expel incompetent members
Which class is viewed as respectable in many professions?
Which class is viewed as respectable in many professions?
- Lower class
- Middle class
- Upper class (correct)
- All classes equally
What do the most successful professions achieve?
What do the most successful professions achieve?
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What is one benefit of professionals to their clients?
What is one benefit of professionals to their clients?
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What is the gender gap in professions?
What is the gender gap in professions?
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Who is disadvantaged in most professions?
Who is disadvantaged in most professions?
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What do professional bodies tend to insist on?
What do professional bodies tend to insist on?
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What is mandatory in many professions?
What is mandatory in many professions?
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What is required to practice in certain professions?
What is required to practice in certain professions?
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- Qualification by professional bodies is often required to practice in certain professions.
- Characteristics of a profession include skill based on theoretical knowledge, professional association, extensive education and training, testing of competence, work autonomy, and a code of ethics.
- Professions seek to establish a register or membership to exclude unqualified individuals and sanction or expel incompetent members.
- Many professions have individual fee-paying clients and are viewed as respectable occupations for middle and upper classes.
- The most successful professions achieve high status, public prestige, and rewards for their members.
- Professionals are able to offer reassurance to their clients.
- Professions tend to be male-dominated, but females are closing the gender gap.
- Ethnic groups and working-class people are no less disadvantaged in most professions than they are in society generally.
- Professional bodies tend to insist that they should be self-regulating and independent from government.
- Continuous upgrading of skills through professional development is mandatory in many professions.
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