This chapter discusses the theorising of social work in the field of systems theory. In particular, it takes Niklas Luhmann’s biopsychosocial systems theory as the starting point. Luhmann’s transdisciplinary theory has been widely received in the German-speaking world. For social work, which is ...
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Social Systems Theory Abstract The term “social systems theory” can be interpreted in many ways. However, this chapter mainly understands this term from the tradition of sociology. In some branches of sociology, the term “social system” is strictly defined, and at the same time, social ...
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