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Engendering the sociology of expertise
Author(s) -
Azocar Maria J.,
Ferree Myra Marx
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
sociology compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1751-9020
DOI - 10.1111/soc4.12438
Subject(s) - sociology , medical sociology , intersectionality , industrial sociology , epistemology , social science , work (physics) , anthropology , medicine , mechanical engineering , philosophy , nursing , engineering , public health
This paper delineates areas of research for the emergent sociology of expertise. We review how expertise has been studied in the sociology of professions, sociology of work, and sociology of science and technology, and we show the contribution that intersectionality can make in understanding processes of gendering expertise.