WHY PRAGMATICS IS PROBABLY ENOUGH FOR NOW

Authors
AMUNDSON J
Citation
J. Amundson, WHY PRAGMATICS IS PROBABLY ENOUGH FOR NOW, Family process, 35(4), 1996, pp. 473-486
Citations number
59
Categorie Soggetti
Family Studies","Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Family process → ACNP
ISSN journal
00147370
Volume
35
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
473 - 486
Database
ISI
SICI code
0014-7370(1996)35:4<473:WPIPEF>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
In place of aesthetic, essentialist, or foundational pursuits, family therapy might be better served by simply seeking to be helpful. Within such a perspective, ideas are valued/embraced for their functionality and utility. In the following essay, a critical discussion concerning this pragmatic emphasis is undertaken with illustrative clinical case examples from the Eastside Family Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.