| Social constructionism has emerged as an influential paradigm resulting in a rethinking of philosophical, social, and political concerns. |
| This middle position between the antinomies of naturalism and constructionism is persuasive and intellectually appealing. |
| However, like systems theory, the abstract nature of social constructionism makes it difficult to develop testable middlerange theories. |
| This see-saw of naturalism and constructionism has long been recognised by Marxists. |
| Postmodernism and social constructionism remind us to be suspect of any constructs that seek to establish themselves as decontextualized truths. |
| Social constructionism, practiced in therapy, attends to the politics of power, political action, and social responsibility. |
