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Implications of social constructionism for social work

Fatih Şahin

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According to the social constructionist approach, all knowledge is socially constructed. This construction includes our knowledge of what is reality. This paper provides an exploration of social constructionism as a basis for social work practice. A further purpose of this paper is to examine the implications of social constructionism for the practice of social work, with examples drawn from social work in Turkey.

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According to the social constructionist approach, all knowledge is socially constructed. This construction includes our knowledge of what is reality. This paper provides an exploration of social constructionism as a basis for social work practice. A further purpose of this paper is to examine the implications of social constructionism for the practice of social work, with examples drawn from social work in Turkey.

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According to the social constructionist approach, all knowledge is socially constructed. This construction includes our knowledge of what is reality. This paper provides an exploration of social constructionism as a basis for social work practice. A further purpose of this paper is to examine the implications of social constructionism for the practice of social work, with examples drawn from social work in Turkey.

Key concepts: Social constructionism, Sociology, Constructionism, Social change, Social work, Epistemology, Social psychology, Psychology

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