During the last few decades metaphors have increasingly been employed to aid academic understanding of both theory and society in the modern Western world. This growing interest in metaphors has been paralleled by an increased interest in professions as a social group, from university academics to doctors and social workers. Early positivist work saw the significance of creating privileged professional bodies as assurance that they use their expertise in the interests of clients and the broader public. More critical Marxist, Foucauldian and now dominant neo-Weberian analyses of...
During the last few decades metaphors have increasingly been employed to aid academic understanding of both theory and society in the modern Wester...
