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Original Articles

Postmodern Critique of Systems Theory in Social Work with the Aged and Their Families

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Pages 87-100 | Received 03 Jun 1998, Accepted 18 Aug 1998, Published online: 11 Oct 2008
 

Abstract

Postmodern shifts in thinking about families, aging, and intervention have dramatically challenged the fundamental paradigms of family systems or functionalist theory and the nature of intervention (Hartman, 1995). This article uses postmodern theory to critique the general systems approach to practice. It explores alternative views and recommends that social workers reconsider their intervention models.

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