Social work and the family theme : renewal and conservatism in the production of knowledge.

O artigo apresenta a dial?tica renova??o/conservadorismo na produ??o te?rica e no trabalho profissional com fam?lias a partir de duas frentes: a) a recupera??o hist?rica de tr?s momentos da profiss?o (g?nese/renova??o/aproxima??o com o marxismo) e sua rela??o com a tem?tica fam?lia; b) a compreens?o de fam?lia apresentada por assistentes sociais em artigos publicados nos Encontros Nacionais de Pesquisadores em Servi?o Social (ENPESS) entre 2004 e 2012. Por meio de uma pesquisa documental, com an?lise de conte?do, busca-se decifrar os elementos hist?ricos que se reatualizam, no presente, ou que s?o fontes de rupturas. Conclui-se que, diante da persist?ncia de perspectivas conservadoras, na contram?o da dire??o assumida h? mais de 40 anos pela profiss?o, imp?e-se, como urgente, a produ??o cr?tica do conhecimento sobre fam?lia.The article presents the dialectic renewal / conservatism in theoretical production and professional work with families from two fronts: a) the historical recovery of three moments of the profession (genesis / renewal / approximation with Marxism) and its relationship with the family theme; b) the understanding of family presented by social workers in articles published in the National Meetings of Researchers in Social Work (ENPESS) between 2004 and 2012. Through documentary research, with content analysis, we seek to decipher the historical elements that are being updated, at present, or that are sources of disruptions. We conclude that, in view of the persistence of conservative perspectives against the direction assumed by the profession for over 40 years, the critical production of knowledge about family is urgent