Theoretical Validity and Empirical Utility of A Constructionist Analytics

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ID2277415
AutoresJaber F Gubrium (0000-0003-3542-7218, University of Missouri, autor de correspondencia), James A Holstein (0000-0002-0072-3095, Marquette University)
Año2012
Volumen53
Número3
Páginas341-359
Fecha de publicación2012-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1533-8525.2012.01239.x
OpenAlexW1902385049
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas32

Wing-Chung Ho offers an extensive critique of what he calls our “radical constructionist approach to family experience,” questioning the theoretical validity and empirical utility of the research program. This article responds to the charges in the broader context of the program's constructionist analytics, discussing family's experiential location, organizational embeddedness, and the importance of ethnographic sensibility. A brief extract of situated talk and interaction is presented to illustrate the discursive complexity and institutional bearings of family as a category of experience. The conclusion takes up the issue of whether the program is radical in conceptualization and empirical realization

Conceptualization · Constructionism · Context (archaeology) · Embeddedness · Empirical research · Epistemology · Sensibility · Situated · Social constructionism · Social science · Sociology · Strict constructionism · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies