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Direct linkDybicz, Phillip – Journal of Social Work Education, 2010
This article elaborates mimesis as a theory of causality used to explain human behavior. Drawing parallels to social constructionism's critique of positivism and naturalism, mimesis is offered as a theory of causality explaining human behavior that contests the current dominance of Newton's theory of causality as cause and effect. The contestation…
Descriptors: Social Work, Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, Criticism
