Challenges for Inquiry and Knowledge in Social Construction of Reality
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Naveda Kitchlew[1], Khuram Shahzad & Sami Ullah Bajwa
Journal of Social Research & Policy,
Volume: 6, Issue: 1
, Online First
Date: July 2015
ISSN:2067-2640 (print), 2068-9861 (electronic)
Abstract: As ‘social
construction’ philosophy has found footings in contemporary field of knowledge
and inquiry, scientists interested in exploring social phenomenon tend to
develop relevant methods. However, there exists a philosophical critique on the
efficacy of inquirers to accurately explore socially constructed realities and
consequent creation of knowledge to be attributed as a real scientific
knowledge. This paper aims to argue and expound how the philosophical assumptions
behind the conception of socially constructed nature of reality are informed by
the principles of scientific inquiry and creation of knowledge.
Keywords: Social Construction; Inquiry; Science; Knowledge;
Challenges.