Editing Profession (section)

==Status, prestige, and power==
{{Main|Occupational prestige}}
Professions tend to have a high [[social status]], regarded by society as highly important.<ref>{{cite journal |first1=Ron |last1=Tinsley |first2=James C. |last2=Hardy |year=2003 |title=Faculty pressures and professional self-esteem: Life in Texas teacher education |journal=Essays in Education |volume=6 }}</ref> This high esteem arises primarily from the higher social function of their work. The typical profession involves technical, specialized, and highly skilled work. This skill and experience is often referred to as "professional [[expertise]]." In the modern era, training for a profession involves obtaining degrees and certifications. Often, entry to the profession is barred without [[licensure]]. Learning new skills that are required as a profession evolves is called [[continuing education]]. Standards are set by [[state (polity)|states]] and associations. Leading professionals tend to police and protect their area of expertise and monitor the conduct of their fellow professionals through associations, national or otherwise. Professionals often exercise a dominating influence over related trades, setting guidelines and standards.<ref>Peter E. S. Freund and Meredith B. McGuire. ''Health, Illness, and the Social Body: A Critical Sociology'', New Jersey, US: Prentice Hall, 1995, p.211.</ref> Socially powerful professionals consolidate their power in organizations for specific goals. Working together, they can reduce bureaucratic entanglements and increase a profession's adaptability to the changing conditions of the world.<ref>{{cite book|author=Guy Benveniste|title=Professionalizing the Organization|url=https://archive.org/details/professionalizin00benv|url-access=registration|year=1987|publisher=Jossey-Bass|location=San Francisco|isbn=978-1-55542-039-0 |author-link=Guy Benveniste}}{{page needed|date=November 2017}}</ref>