Revised Social Constructionism
Traditional Social Science More Than a Postmodernist Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20081586 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Ronald J Troyer |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 117-128 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Reconsidering Social Constructionism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315128153-6 |
| OpenAlex | W4255654820 |
| ISBN | 9781315128153 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Old issues and habits, especially the tendency to comment on the relevance and nature of social conditions, often creep back into constructionist studies, and the result is research inconsistent with the theoretical intent. Constructing Social Problems (CSP) located social problems analysis in the middle of the discussions about the nature, purpose, and consequence of the social science project. The initial formulation in CSP was radical in the context of the 1970s. Since then, attention has been directed to the partial or incomplete nature of the social constructionist project. Peter R. and John I. Kitsuse address many of these challenges, clarify many of the issues, and reformulate the research task. This should lead to more fruitful work in terms of traditional social science. Privileging the analyst is a key move in the traditional social science project. The goal of conventional social science is to discover foundations of social life
Constructionism · Developmental psychology · Social constructionism · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |