International Journal of Social Work Practice, Sociology and Anthropology (IJSWPSA)

Sociology and the Practice of Social Work

E-ISSN: 2278-3522

P-ISSN: 2822-2937

DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/1482

This article redefines some aspects of the relationship between practical social work and the scientific discipline of sociology based on Niklas Luhmann‘s sociological systems theory. After clarifying the social system context of social work, the article focuses on the distinction between self-description and outside description and asks whether social work needs a critical perspective.

Keyword(s) Sociology and Social Work, Systems Theory, Function System and Profession, Self-Description and Outside Description, Critical Sociology.

About the Journal VOLUME: 7, ISSUE: 2 | June 2026

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