Social construction in context /

Social construction in context /

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Author / Creator:Gergen, Kenneth J.
Imprint:London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2001.
Description:1 online resource (x, 223 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Social perception.
Subjectivity.
Cultural relativism.
Construction (Philosophy)
Social sciences -- Philosophy.
Construction (Philosophy)
Cultural relativism.
Social perception.
Social sciences -- Philosophy.
Subjectivity.
Electronic book.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11144505
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ISBN:0761965459
9780761965459
0761965440
9780761965442
9781412932134
1412932130
9781446219645
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9781446228685
128037005X
9781280370052
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6610370052
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:This latest book by one the world's leading protagonists in the field will be welcomed not just by psychologists but by students, academics and professionals interested in social constructionism across a wide range of subjects. Social Construction in Context explores the potentials of social constructionist theory when placed in diverse intellectual and practical contexts.
Other form:Print version: Gergen, Kenneth J. Social construction in context. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2001 0761965459 9780761965459
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Social Construction and the Human Sciences
  • Constructionism and Realism
  • A Necessary Collision?
  • The Place of the Psyche in a Constructed World
  • The Limits of Pure Critique
  • Who Speaks and Who Responds in the Human Sciences?
  • History and Psychology
  • Conflict and Communion
  • Part 2. Social Construction and Societal Practice
  • Therapy as Social Construction
  • Social Construction with Pedagogical Practice
  • Power in a Relational Frame
  • The Ethical Challenge of Global Organization
  • Organizational Science in a Postmodern Context
  • Part 3. Social Construction and Cultural Context
  • From Identity to Relational Politics
  • Technology, Self and the Moral Project

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