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Professionalism as cognition: a case study on the production and proliferation of the Western-Chinese medical discourse in Hong Kong.

by Yeung Wing Tsui, Lisa. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 156-167). / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.ii / Contents --- p.iii / Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter I. --- Professionalism as Cognition in a Discursive Society --- p.11 / The Taxonomical Approach: Reappraisal --- p.11 / The Power Paradigm: Room for Improvement --- p.18 / "Cognition, Professional Discourse and Society" --- p.23 / Chapter II. --- Foucault's Theoretical Contributions to the Study of Professions --- p.37 / """Power/Knowledge"": Archaeology and Genealogy" --- p.39 / """Disciplines"" and ""Disciplinary Society""" --- p.49 / """Disciplinary Apparatus"" and Arenas of Jurisdictional Claims" --- p.56 / Chapter III. --- The Hong Kong Western and Chinese Medical Professions --- p.66 / The General Scenario and Some Theoretical Highlights --- p.67 / The Medical Attitude of Hong Kong People --- p.75 / Chapter IV. --- The Production of the Hong Kong Western- Chinese Medical Discourse in Historical Context --- p.83 / The Social Organization of Health Care Service --- p.84 / Chinese Medicine as a Rational System --- p.89 / The Importance of the Establishment of Tung Wah Hospital to the Production of the Local Medical Discourse --- p.94 / The 1894 Bubonic Plague: Consolidation of the Western-dominant Medical Cognitive Structure --- p.102 / Chapter V. --- "Institutions, ""Disciplinary Power"" and Dissemination of Social Knowledge: Further Medical Discourse" --- p.110 / The Educational and Credential Arena --- p.111 / The Public Arena --- p.118 / The Political Arena --- p.122 / The Legal Arena --- p.128 / The Workplace Arena --- p.132 / Conclusion --- p.138 / Notes --- p.146 / References --- p.158

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_319108
Date January 1993
ContributorsYeung, Wing Tsui Lisa., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Sociology.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, 167 leaves ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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