The Allied Health Professions: A Sociological Perspective
Susan Nancarrow and Alan Borthwick
Abstract
The allied health professions have gained legitimacy through the pursuit of research evidence and the standardisation of practice. Yet there remains very little analysis or understanding of these professions. Adopting theory from the sociology of health professions, this book explores the sociological, economic, political and philosophical pressures that have shaped the professions. Drawing on case studies and examples from occupations including optometrists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists to emerging vocations, including pedorthists and allied health assistants, the book offers ... More
Keywords: allied health professions, research evidence, optometrists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, pedorthists, allied health assistants
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2021 | Print ISBN-13: 9781447345367 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: September 2021 | DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781447345367.001.0001 |
