Profissão em construção: O cientista social e a pesquisa de mercado imobiliário em Manaus.

Abstract

The present work proposes to analyze and problematize the area of opinion and market research in the construction business as a new working field for social scientists. The investigation searchs to connect the social scientist formation as a adequate type for the market research, showing the inherent social scientists competecies. The actual reality of the social scientists professionals are compared and analysed based on the work of Sérgio Miceli in respect of history of the social science in Brasil, as well as the problematic in the sociology of the professions,specifically the social scientists's labour market which is discussed on the thesis of Maria da Glória Bonelli. Compared with the obtained knowledge on the pioneer States of the course with regard to the capital of Amazonas, Manaus, in the main companies involved. Realize the conflict with other professions which performing research functions on the market in view of the social scientists professional also be qualified to realize the job. Bourdieu's texts about the sociological works, the professional singularity and their legitimacy to relate diploma and position, as well as the vocational characteristics they possess, according to Weber, are worked in the issues of this analysis.