Crítica da legitimidade na teoria das profissões e suas contribuições para o debate sobre os fundamentos do Serviço Social

Abstract

The dissertation explores the theoretical and methodological differences between the most relevant paradigms of Professional Sociology and the more important contemporary conceptions about the statute of the Social Assistant’s work. It shows a critical reflection on legitimacy as a central determination taken by the different theories of professions, departing from an evaluation constructed on a Marxist base. Thus, it affirms the arbitrary character of legitimacy and it establishes that such discussion is more accurate if considered in its relation to the ideology phenomena. The dissertation also presents an analytical synthesis of main points of the works of José Paulo Netto, Marilda Iamamoto and Vicente Faleiros in the field of Social Work’s foundations. The research remarks the innovative elements of the ideas of such scholars, defending that they can provide the central bases to the understanding of legitimacy in the professional field.