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Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Sociology, Professions and the Public Interest: A Research Framework 1. The sociology of professions and the professional altruism ideal: a critical review 2. The development of a viable conception of the public interest 3. The role of professions: power, interests and causality Part II: An Empirical Application: The Response of the Medical Profession to Acupuncture in Britain 4. Alternative medicine: the case of acupuncture 5. Potential explanations for the rejection of acupuncture in Britain 6. Acupuncture and British medicine: the influence of professional power and interests 7. The medical reception of acupuncture in Britain: professional ideologies and the public interest Conclusion Appendices Bibliography
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