Postmodernism: A dangerous illusion for social work

Postmodernism: A dangerous illusion for social work

Postmodernism is a nihilistic and relativistic approach to human affairs that is antithetical to social work because it rejects all principled arguments, for instance those of feminism or collective social responsibility, as merely alternative discourses. Further, since (to the postmodernist) one wo...

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Veröffentlicht in:International social work 2002-10, Vol.45 (4), p.421-433
Hauptverfasser: Atherton, Charles R., Bolland, Kathleen A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Feminism
Nihilism
Philosophy
Postmodernism
Social responsibility
Social Work
Social Work Theory
Theory
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Zusammenfassung:Postmodernism is a nihilistic and relativistic approach to human affairs that is antithetical to social work because it rejects all principled arguments, for instance those of feminism or collective social responsibility, as merely alternative discourses. Further, since (to the postmodernist) one worldview is as good as any other, there is no basis for criticism of the existing order.
ISSN:0020-8728
1461-7234
DOI:10.1177/00208728020450040201