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The Free Will-Determinism Debate and Social Work

Author(s) -

Frederic G. Reamer

Publication year - 1983

Publication title -

social service review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73

H-Index - 58

eISSN - 1537-5404

pISSN - 0037-7961

DOI - 10.1086/644143

Subject(s) - determinism , free will , social work , work (physics) , sociology , variation (astronomy) , technological determinism , social psychology , epistemology , positive economics , psychology , public relations , political science , social science , law , economics , philosophy , mechanical engineering , physics , astrophysics , engineering

Social workers'judgments about the determinants of clients' problems have a substantial effect on practitioners' willingness to provide assistance. There is considerable variation in professionals' beliefs about the extent to which clients are themselves responsible for their difficulties, as opposed to factors that are beyond their control. This article examines the philosophical controversy known as the free will-determinism debate, and assesses its implications for the profession of social work.

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