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Given the prominence of the word ‘social’ in social work and social construction, it would be reasonable to assume a high degree of congruity and commonality. Although there is considerable overlap in the issues that social work and social construction address, social work takes up these issues via a values and political position, whereas social construction tends more toward philosophical, especially epistemological, rationales (e.g., Hacking, 2000). In this section we enumerate and discuss some of the important areas common to both. Readers should keep in mind that while the following issues are presented individually, they are interrelated.