RUDN journal of Sociology (Sep 2009)
The category of «professionalism»: its methodological significance
Abstract
The article provides the analysis of the category of «professionalism» giving reference to the interpretation of this concept in Philosophy, Sociology, Economics and Psychology in succession. Professionalism is described as the relevance of the wide range of specialist's personal professional qualities (skills, abilities, knowledge, values, and ideals) to the level of societal expectations for the given profession.