Social Constructionism and Relativism

An Aporia

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ID9689134
AuthorsABIGAIL KLASSEN (0000-0002-0241-4958, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume57
Issue2
Pages303-321
Publication date2018-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDialogue (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0012217317000476
OpenAlexW2802483091
LanguageEN
References cited19

I analyze the extent to which the theoretical cogency and practical efficacy of descriptive and ameliorative social constructionist programs are affected by relativism in the context of competing analyses of some purported social construction X. My task in this paper is successful if it can explain, organize, and clarify how relativism concerning the question ‘What should our concept of X be?’ affects social constructionist programs, and ameliorative versions of social constructionism especially. In this paper, I aim to make clearer to those not well-versed in this field what is at stake in these programs and why these programs should not be easily dismissed

Archaeology · Constructionism · Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Field (mathematics) · Relativism · Social constructionism · Sociology · Strict constructionism · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · History · Mathematics · Philosophy · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education · Psychology

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