Professions: Socio-Technological Dimension (Experience Of Methodological Analysis)

Occupation: Scientific Director and Head of Chair of Theory and History of Sociology; Chief Researcher
Affiliation:
Russian State University for the Humanities
Institute of Sociology FCTAS RAS
Address: Moscow, Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya

Edition

Issue 6

Pages

66-76

Abstract

The article proposes to implement a special theoretical and methodological analysis, which is still little used in empirical research on various forms and types of professional activity. This analysis does not coincide with the officially existing classification, which includes and characterizes 450 professions (or 9 enlarged professional groups). The proposed approach is based on the classification of professions on the basis of their socio-technological measurement, which involves the use of such indicators as the subject of labor, the content and nature of labor, the conditions, means and methods for its implementation, taking into account the influence of the external environment and assessing the achieved indicators. Based on this approach, the article characterizes four groups of professions: man-technology, man-nature. man-man, man-creativity. This approach allows one to more deeply describe and understand the meaning of the profession, to reveal its essence and quality, to enrich ideas about the potential of each profession. And what is especially important - such an approach will make it possible to more clearly and substantively decide for each of these groups of professions, based on their general and special characteristics - how to really participate in solving such an important socio-economic task of the ongoing technological revolution - the growth of labor productivity, the rationalization of employment, increase in production efficiency.

Keywords

labor, socio-professional structure, professions "man-technology", "man-nature", "man-man", "man-creativity"

Received

27.06.2022

Publication date

28.06.2022

Number of characters

27933

Cite

GOST	Toschenko Z. Professions: Socio-Technological Dimension (Experience Of Methodological Analysis) // Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya – 2022. – Issue 6 C. 66-76 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/socis/s013216250019104-7-1-en (circulation date: 02.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013216250019104-7
MLA	Toschenko, Zhan T "Professions: Socio-Technological Dimension (Experience Of Methodological Analysis)." Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya 6 (2022):66-76. DOI: 10.31857/S013216250019104-7
APA	Toschenko Z. (2022). Professions: Socio-Technological Dimension (Experience Of Methodological Analysis). Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya (6), pp.66-76 DOI: 10.31857/S013216250019104-7

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