Disciplined Minds: A Critical Look at Salaried Professionals and the Soul-battering System That Shapes Their Lives
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (516 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0742516857 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Schmidt details the battle one must fight to be an independent thinker, showing how an honest reassessment of what it means to be a professional in today's corporate society can be remarkably liberating. He shows that professional work is inherently political, and that professionals are hired to maintain strict "ideological discipline." The hidden root of much career dissatisfaction, argues Schmidt, is the professional's lack of control over the political component of his or her creative work. Because like millions of others who work for a living, I was giving most of my prime time to my employer" So begins Jeff Schmidt in this riveting book about the world of professional work. After r
It offers a profound analysis of the personal struggles for identity and meaning in the lives of today's 21 million professionals. (Politics and Prose Bookstore, Washington, D.C.)Disciplined Minds is a radical, disturbing, and provocative look at professional life. (Education Review)Just after publication of this book Disciplined Minds, Jeff Schmidt was fired after 19 years as a staff writer for Physics Today magazine. It is the perfect book to engage students on these issues well researched, powerfully argu
Essential therapy for radicals scarred by school and the workplace! EDW And by "radicals" I mean those wild eyed crazies who believe in democracy and basic human rights! Probably the most eye-opening thing I've read in the past few years, which is saying a lot because I tend to read a lot of eye-opening stuff. This book meant so much to me that I want. "A compelling, honest, gripping account of the politics behind 'higher education'" according to LightningBolt. I could not put it down. They way the book starts is gripping already. In it the author shows a considerable amount of statistics showing how unempathic and conservative professionals can be, in comparison to other strata of society. The point the author makes about internships in. "Insightful, Incendiary Critique of the Professional Class" according to Chris. I just finished Jeff Schmidt's book about salaried professionals. The central theme of his book is that all work is political. That is, whatever work the professional in America is doing, it's goals are to support the status quo. This includes all areas of work life. It is the sam
Born and raised in Los Angeles, he now lives in Washington, D.C. in physics from the University of California, Irvine, and has taught in the United States, Central America, and Africa. Jeff Schmidt was an editor at Physics Today magazine for 19 years, until he was fired for writing this provocative book. You may write to him at jeffschmidt@alumni.uci. He has a Ph.D.