| The process was mediated by the class structure, the role of the state, and the acquisition and use of power by professions. |
| In the past, training for white-collar professions was favored and emphasized, and titles and diplomas were fetishized. |
| Each of her children thrived on her love and attention and all of them achieved fulfillment from their chosen professions. |
| The white-collar salaried professions, such as public administration and banking, did however, provide the potential for mobility. |
| However, they are proportionally under-represented in the white-collar professions and in the political system. |
| The nursing profession as a group well understood the low opinion other professions had of them. |
