Published in 1994, this book gathers together a series of original studies on occupational socialization and the everyday realities of work.

Introduction, Coffey, Atkinson. 1. The Happy Family: Learning Colleagueship in a Social Work Team, Pithouse. 2. Collective Responsibility and Individual Success: The Early Training Experience of Graduate Accountants. 3. Prison Officers and their Survival Strategies, Carter. 4. Retreat and Regroup: Occupational Boundaries of Teaching in a Special School, Todd. 5. 'There is More than One Way to Kill a Cat': Making Sense of Post-experience Professional Training, Salisbury. 6. Novices and Experts: Initial Encounters in Midwifery, Davies. 7. Reproducing Psychiatry, Bunton. 8. Suspended Between Two Stools: Doctoral Students in Higher Education, Delamont, Parry, Atkinson, Hiken.