The Romantic Retreat Is Not Club Med

Autor/in	Epstein, William M.
Titel	The Romantic Retreat Is Not Club Med
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 27 (2017) 4, S.508-511 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
DOI	10.1177/1049731516666330
Schlagwörter	Feminism; Epistemology; Social Work; Scientific Research; Social Services; Intervention; Outcomes of Treatment; Decision Making; Counselor Training; Social Problems; Females + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Feminismus; Erkenntnistheorie; Soziale Arbeit; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Weibliches Geschlecht
Abstract	"Feminist standpoint epistemology" is not a serious philosophy but a romantic evasion of the application of science to social services. There are numerous limitations to the application of the scientific method to the practice of social work and the social services. Nonetheless, a pragmatic approach to understanding social reality and the evaluation of social interventions is more desirable than feminist standpoint epistemology. Yet the romantic dominates social work and social decision-making in the United States and may explain the precipitous decline of social work over the past century. Indeed, much should be said for closing down social work education and the field itself in order to try an alternative that might better serve people in need. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01