Plurality and Fragmentation in Social Work: Analyzing the Implications of Flexner Using a Philosophy of Science Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Brady, Shane R.; Moxley, David
Titel	Plurality and Fragmentation in Social Work: Analyzing the Implications of Flexner Using a Philosophy of Science Perspective
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Work Education, 52 (2016), (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-7797
Schlagwörter	Social Work; Scientific Principles; Philosophy; Social Problems; Professional Occupations; Models; Medicine; Empowerment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Arbeit; Philosophie; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Berufsklassifikation; Analogiemodell; Medizin
Abstract	The authors examine how the profession's adaptation to Flexner's criteria influences the emergence of the neomedical model as the majoritarian paradigm within social work even in the face of a pluralism manifest by the existence of other competing paradigms. One endorses empowerment in social work, and the other embraces societal transformation in radical terms. Given this pluralism, we consider how fragmentation exists within the profession, such that two scenarios are useful in considering how social work will evolve as a profession: (a) seeking unity with a majoritarian paradigm in ascendancy as it attempts to co-opt the other two paradigms; or (b) fragmenting into multiple entities each with its own stance on society, theory of social issues, and models of practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01