professionalization

The article presents the theoretical concept of careand its application in the study of social work of religious organizations in modern Russia. As a result of the author’s content analysis of materials of experts’ interviews and publications revealed the understanding theologically justified concerns as the essence of social work in social services of various denominations. The care and professionalism are often opposed to each other, caring for the whole person – the attempts to solve the social and psychological problem of group or individual.

The professionalization of municipal employees as a continuous process of identification, originating in a specific socio-historical context is discussed in the article. Based on previously published data of the comparative sociological research conducted between February–March 2015 in France and in Russia, the conclusion about the impact of social and economic transformations taking place in a particular society, the process of professionalization of certain professional groups is made.