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Computerization of social services: a critical appraisal
Author(s) -
Pardeck J. T.,
Murphy J. W.,
Callaghan K.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of social welfare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1468-2397
pISSN - 0907-2055
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2397.1994.tb00047.x
Subject(s) - obligation , critical appraisal , engineering ethics , element (criminal law) , social work , sociology , human services , work (physics) , public relations , knowledge management , political science , engineering , computer science , law , medicine , mechanical engineering , alternative medicine , pathology
This article presents an analysis of ethics and computerization of social services. Drawing from the work of Baudrillard, the article suggests that social existence is redefined by the worldview that accompanies computerization. The authors conclude that practitioners have an ethical obligation to protect the human element when social services are computerized. Suggestions are offered for accomplishing this important goal.