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When the subject of the working classes is raised, they are usually thought of as living in deprived urban areas. This aspect is undoubtedly one reason why the rural working classes and poor are invisible. The research presented here was carried out among agricultural and non-agricultural groups. It analyses the problems they face and the difficulties experienced by users of social services. And while studying the many forms of “humble people” encountered, it describes social destinies that are part of a process of reproduction. In this context, the specificity of social work can be described by its three main missions: Access to social rights, representing the welfare state, and carrying out a monitoring role. These specificities and the way social workers develop a particular approach to this kind of life history through the concept of social reproduction, raise questions about the content of training in social work both in initial and ongoing training programs.