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Social constructionism as ontology: exposition and example
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posted on 2007-02-19, 16:59 authored by David J. Nightingale, John CrombyThis paper contends that anti-realist claims regarding the
‘nature’ of social constructionism and the world it describes are erroneous.
Specifically, we argue that claims regarding the impossibility of referentiality
and objectivity—often seen as defining characteristics of
constructionism—mistake both the nature of the subject matter at hand and
the consequences that follow from theoretical critiques of na¨ıve objectivism
and realism. Drawing upon the (critical) realist philosophy of science,
we illustrate, through the use of a particular case study, that the version of
constructionism proposed here is more compelling, credible and has greater
utility than others that have been offered.
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NIGHTINGALE, D.J. and CROMBY, J, 2002. Social constructionism as ontology: exposition and example. Theory and Psychology, 12(5), pp. 701-713.Publisher
© SagePublication date
2002Notes
This is Closed Access. This article was published in Theory and Psychology [© Sage] and is available at: http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105793.ISSN
0959-3543Language
- en