| Sumario: | A search of the literature, focusing on professional socialization of health and social care professionals, indicates little contemporary research and therefore a paucity of current debate around what the process involves. Most of the research, including perspectives dating back to the 1950s and 1960s, portrays professional socialization as a deterministic process of moulding essentially passive recipients. A social constructionist perspective, however, encourages a more sceptical view of the ways in which student professionals identify with professional norms and discourses within the context of health and social care. While acknowledging the power of the professions to regulate professional practice and entry into practice, the scope for individuals to exercise personal agency within the professional socialization process is made explicit.
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