Bureaucratism In Social Work: From Frameing To Simulacre

Abstract

The article focuses on dual nature of professional values of social work. Authors allocate declarative values, which are adequate to the humanistic principles and real, demonstrating bureaucratization of social care organizations. This work represents attempt to see the facts of social work in Russia in true light and to explain present differences between word and activities by influence of bureaucratic practices. Authors explain, why and how it takes place, using frame theory by E. Goffman, Analysis of social service activities have demonstrated typical bureaucratic receptions and methods of work, the nature of which makes impression of simulacra’s. Specialists in social work as performers of a situational role perceive bureaucratic frames of the organization which is under patronage and control of the state and humanistic values of social work become an irreplaceable component of the professional rhetoric. It was supposed that the organizations of social care are rather strongly bureaucratized that promotes formation of certain professional lines, especially, formalism, lack of flexibility in decision-making, implicit following to structural requirements. In such a situation the humanistic values are minimized. Humanity regards the person as of a paramount importance, and for bureaucracy is are port for administration. Organizations of social care according to reports, are occupied with tireless activity, and effectively cope with a set of social problems. This imitation of credibility and formation of simulacres instead of true values is one of the bureaucratic values.