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CONTEMPLATION ON CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL WORK THEORY

Mladen Knežević ; Department of Social Work, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

There is no general social work theory, either here or in the world. Some valid trying are just the beginning of the long joumey of creating social work theory and Science. However, there is,frommanysides, anexpressedneed that theoreticians andpractitioners "take up the job" and constitute some general social work theory. The author ofthispaper thinks that significant part ofthis requests is actually a result of the anxiety together with the position of social work in the "club" of contemporary professions and scientific disciplines. One ofthe obstacles he sees in a high connection ofreguests put infront of social work in current social trends, and the possibility that within those requests work on some consistent theory. Against it is the situation in countries which asks for a great amount of machines in work, due to the high level of requests for ejficiency, control, low costs and technology.

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Hrčak ID:

198447

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/198447

Publication date:

3.5.1997.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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