TY - JOUR TI - Praktyki symboliczne a tożsamość społeczna pracowników socjalnych AU - Trembaczowski, Łukasz TI - Praktyki symboliczne a tożsamość społeczna pracowników socjalnych AB - Symbolic pracitces and social identity of social workers The paper covers the issue of social workers’ social identity taken in theoretical framework of symbolic boundaries by Michèle Lamont and internal‑external dialectics of identity by Richard Jenkins. The discussed research concentrated on symbolic practices of social workers in relation towards clients and office workers. Both identified categories sustain the distinction between pure/ impure, however differences can be noticed in case of boundary settings and boundary work. Analysis of external image experienced by social workers and the contrasted self‑image connected with social workers/office workers boundary allows for cautious conclusions about prospects of social work professionalization. VL - 2019 IS - Tom 24, Numer 4 PY - 2019 SN - 1507-4285 C1 - 2449-6138 SP - 263 EP - 282 DO - 10.4467/24496138ZPS.19.023.12007 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/zeszyty-pracy-socjalnej/artykul/praktyki-symboliczne-a-tozsamosc-spoleczna-pracownikow-socjalnych KW - social identity KW - social workers KW - symbolic boundaries KW - symbolic practices