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The Culture of Professionalism. The Middle Class and the Development of Higher Education in America.
Bledstein, Burton – 1976
By the middle of the nineteenth century American society was becoming restructured according to the concept of career. A new middle class emerged, and within it professionalism became the highest goal. The creation of the university in America provided the necessary matrix for its development, making possible new attitudes about authority,…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational History
