"Being" or "Doing" a Profession: Work as a Matter of Social Identity

Eriksson, Ylva Ulfsdotter; Linde, Malin

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“…). In the market you can be a faceless salesperson, while acting out a profession places greater demands on a coherent professional identity (Evetts , Ulfsdotter Eriksson and Linde ).…”

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Contract care in dentistry: sense‐making of the concept and in practice when multiple institutional logics are at play

Eriksson

Berg

Boman

et al. 2017

Sociology Health & Illness

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In 2009 contract dental care was introduced into Sweden's Public Dental Service under a programme called Dental Care for Health (DCH). Previous research has revealed a possible dilemma whereby dental care professionals had the role of insurance agent foisted upon them, as they were assigned the task of 'selling contracts'. Using qualitative interviews, this study explores how these professionals make sense of contract dental care today. Drawing on the concepts of occupational and organisational professionalism, in combination with the institutional logics perspective, we discern that dental care professionals are entangled in multiple rationalities when reasoning about and dealing with DCH. A professional logic comes into play over health issues and preventive care, while market and corporate logics are present in relation to selling contracts and taking responsibility for the financial aspects of DCH, all of which creates tensions in these professionals. Overall, dental care professionals in the welfare sector respond both to an organisational and an occupational professionalism.

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“…). In the market you can be a faceless salesperson, while acting out a profession places greater demands on a coherent professional identity (Evetts , Ulfsdotter Eriksson and Linde ).…”

Section: The Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Contract care in dentistry: sense‐making of the concept and in practice when multiple institutional logics are at play

Eriksson

Berg

Boman

et al. 2017

Sociology Health & Illness

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“…The position a given occupation has on the prestige scale strongly impacts both the adoption of an occupational identity and construction of self-esteem. [12][13][14] Compared with individuals in lower prestige occupations, those in high prestige occupations are more likely to identify with their occupations because of the social rewards and privileges associated with high status occupations. 12 13 Owing to a lack of such rewards and privileges, employees in lower prestige occupations may have increased risk of work alienation (ie, psychological detachment from their jobs), low self-esteem, poor work satisfaction and reduced social interactions.…”

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Occupational prestige and sickness absence inequality in employed women and men in Sweden: a registry-based study

2021

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ObjectivesSocioeconomic position has been linked to sickness absence (SA). However, less is known about the role of occupational prestige, a measure of social status afforded by one’s occupation, in SA. We investigated the association between occupational prestige and SA and the distribution of the association in women and men. We also examined the effect of intersections of gender and occupational prestige on SA.DesignLongitudinal.SettingA nationwide representative sample of Swedish working population.Participants97 397 employed individuals aged 25–59 years selected from the 2004, 2007 and 2010 waves of the Swedish Labour Force Survey and prospectively linked to the Swedish Longitudinal Integration Database for Health Insurance and Labour Market Studies.Outcome measuresThe number of SA days in any particular year during a 3-year follow-up and long-term (>120 days) SA based on those with at least one sick leave spell during the follow-up.ResultsOccupational prestige was weakly associated with SA in the total sample after adjusting for potential confounders. In the gender-stratified analysis, women in lower prestige occupations had higher absenteeism rates than women in high prestige occupations; men in lower prestige occupations had higher odds for long-term SA than men in high prestige occupations. In the intersectional analysis, women regardless of prestige level and men in lower prestige occupations had higher probability of SA compared with men in high prestige occupations. Women in high prestige occupations had the highest absenteeism rates (incidence rate ratio (IRR), 2.25, 95% CI, 2.20 to 2.31), while men in medium prestige occupations had the lowest rates (IRR, 1.17, 95% CI, 1.13 to 1.20). Compared with the rest of the groups, men in low and medium prestige occupations had higher odds for long-term absence.ConclusionThere is need to pay close attention to occupational prestige as a factor that may influence health and labour market participation.

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“…The second line of argument, which stems from research into the development of vocational identities in different working practices, suggests that strong vocational identities continue to develop even during unstable periods of work (Doherty, 2009;Ulfsdotter Eriksson & Linde, 2014). In particular, this is seen in sectors where there is a strong traditional identification with vocations that are tied to specific workplaces and work tasks (Doherty, 2009;Kirpal, 2004).…”

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Another issue of the Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training, NJVET, is finalised! This is the first issue with a partly new editorial group, and we are happy to continue the development of the journal together. Eight peer-reviewed research articles means that this is the most comprehensive issue of our journal this far. Seven of the present articles are written in English and one in Danish. This means good opportunities for readers from beyond the Nordic countries to take part of Nordic VET research. And, if you are not familiar with the Nordic languages, we want to point out that even our articles that are written in Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish, always have an English abstract, English keywords, and an English translation of the title. There through, all our authors make their contribution to the area of VET research in general, but particularly to the Nordic VET research.

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"Being" or "Doing" a Profession: Work as a Matter of Social Identity

Cited by 16 publications

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Contract care in dentistry: sense‐making of the concept and in practice when multiple institutional logics are at play

Contract care in dentistry: sense‐making of the concept and in practice when multiple institutional logics are at play

Occupational prestige and sickness absence inequality in employed women and men in Sweden: a registry-based study

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