Michael D. Bayles | the Professions

question 9

Multiple Choice

Michael D. Bayles | The Professions
In this reading, Bayles discusses the characteristics of being a professional and the complex relationship between generally autonomous professionals and their supervisors. He distinguishes between consulting and scholarly professions, concluding with a discussion of how professions monopolize services in order to keep out untrained practitioners.
-The services professionals provide, such as justice, equality, safety, and health, portray the ___________ of a society.

• A) hierarchy
• B) values
• C) laws
• D) perceptions

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