| Titre | Les référentiels du social : raison instrumentale et horizons de sens | |
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| Auteur | Carine Dierckx | |
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Revue | Les Politiques sociales |
| Numéro | no1-2, 2010 La rationalisation des métiers du social | |
| Page | 27-42 | |
| Résumé anglais |
This article seeks to put into perspective the present tension and unrest pro-voked by the dominance of purely instrumental reasoning in social work and social work training, particularly in their recourse to new systems of reference, in the light of the thought of Charles Taylor. Taylor's analysis of modern culture and the tensions within it allows us to identify both the underlying sources and the dangers of this rationalisation, and also to bring to light a conflict between differing horizons of meaning within contemporary practices and institutions. These philo-sophical reflections, which are supported by the analysis of two contrasting systems of reference in France (Barreyre, 2006) will allow us to explore the problem-atic of this state of affairs and the manner in which systems of reference in social work can be brought to bear. They can be brought into focus through reflection and discussion on the basis of agreed standards of reference and a wider field of intelligibility. There remains the risk that standards of reference may be univocal-ly imposed on social workers by outside agencies. Source : Éditeur (via Cairn.info) |
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