Oak, Eileen
(2007).
Quo vadis the social sciences? Appropriating ground in the indeterminacy of knowldge crisis - the role of qualitative
social work research.
International Journal of the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 1(5)
pp. 69–78.
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Abstract
Drawing upon my Ph.D. research in this area, the paper examines the discursive dimensions of social policy oriented research, which has coincided with the indeterminacy of knowledge crisis in the social sciences. It considers the implications of the indeterminacy crisis for the legitmation of both the natural and social sciences, and evaluates the contribution qualitative social work research and chaos theory can make to the development of new normative foundations in the social sciences, in particular sociology. The issue is explored within the context of the social exclusion debate in contemporary UK welfare by reflecting upon the discursive dimensions of social inclusion policies for children and young people in the United Kingdom.
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