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Professional Ethics

Abbott, Andrew·1983·American Journal of Sociology
DOI 10.1086/227762
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Through comparative analysis, this paper estabilishes five basic properties of professional ethics codes: universal distribution, correlation with intraprofessional status, enforcement dependent on visibility, individualism, and emphasis on colleage obligations. After discussing traditional explanations of these properties from the functionalist and monopolist perspectives, the paper adds a third perspective,relating ethics directly to intra-and extrapofessional status. A final section analyzing developments in professional ethics in America since 1900 specifies the interplay of the three processes hypothesized in the competing perspectives.

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Authors
Abbott, A.
Corresponding author
Abbott, Andrew
ORCID
Abbott, Andrew
Venue
American Journal of Sociology
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
1983-03
Volume
88
Issue
5
Pages
855-885
ISSN
  • 0002-9602 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5390
DOI
10.1086/227762
OpenAlex
W4239870143
Cited by
228
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Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 6
FWCI
11.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
American Journal of Sociology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Ethics in Business and Education
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Ethics in medical practice
Keywords
professional ethics, professional ethics code, professional status, individualism, functionalism

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