Physicians from a lower-class social origin were more likely than upper-class doctors to emphasize success values as reasons for going into medicine. Those physicians who were initially success-oriented became less so after commencing their practices, while the reverse occurred with those who were less success-oriented. This change occurs through:

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The change in values from being success-oriented to being less so, or the reverse, indicates a process of socialization in which the physician's professional identity is developed and shaped by their interactions with other members of the medical community, as well as their experiences in practice. Professionalization and medicalization may also be factors in this process, but they are not the primary mechanisms by which the shift in values occurs. Hazing is unrelated to this process.

Physicians from a Lower-Class Social Origin Were More Likely Than