18. A Special Privilege

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. Foreword xi
5. PART ONE. The Background
6. 1. A Doctor’s Message 3
7. 2. The English Hospital Almoner 8
8. 3. Forerunners in the United States 22
9. 4. A Period of Social Awakening 34
10. 5. A Physician Takes Action 46
11. 6. We Βuild on Firm Foundations 51
12. PART TWO. Pioneering
13. 7. We Are “Permitted” 63
14. 8. Opportunities Increase 72
15. 9. We Choose Our Advisors 81
16. 10. Partial Recognition 88
17. 11. Seeking Our Special Role 95
18. 12. Interesting the Doctors 101
19. 13. A Broader Scope 110
20. 14. Accepted Officially 120
21. 15. A Profession Recognized 126
22. 16. We Analyze Our Function 131
23. 17. The Idea Becomes Widespread 140
24. PART THREE. Fruits of Experience
25. 18. A Special Privilege 157
26. 19. A Socially Constructive Disease 164
27. 20. Hazards for the Industrial Worker 179
28. 21. Attitudes Change 188
29. 22.Its What’s Left That Counts 205
30. 23. The Patient Teaches 219
31. 24. Medicine and Some Social Trends 235
32. 25. Facing New Frontiers 247
33. Notes and References 261
34. Index 267