Social constructionism : sources and stirrings in theory and practice

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Title:

Social constructionism : sources and stirrings in theory and practice

Author:

Lock, Andrew.

ISBN:

9780521708357

9780521881999

Personal Author:

Lock, Andrew.

Publication Information:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Physical Description:

424 p. : ill.

Abstract:

Social constructionism is the belief that human communication is central to understanding the actions by which people live. This book charts a course through the ideas that underpin social constructionism, introducing the different theorists and schools of thought that have contributed to its development.

Reading Level:

Specialized.

Subject Term:

Social constructionism.

Added Author:

Strong, Tom.

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Social Constructionism: Sources and Stirrings in Theory and Practice offers an introduction to the different theorists and schools of thought that have contributed to the development of contemporary social constructionist ideas, charting a course through the ideas that underpin the discipline. From the New Science of Vico in the 18th century, through to Marxist writers, ethnomethodologists and Wittgenstein, ideas as to how socio-cultural processes provide the resources that make us human are traced to the present day. Despite constructionists often being criticised as 'relativists', 'activists' and 'anti-establishment' and for making no concrete contributions, their ideas are now being adopted by practically-oriented disciplines such as management consultancy, advertising, therapy, education and nursing. Andy Lock and Tom Strong aim to provoke a wider grasp of an alternative history and tradition that has developed alongside the one emphasised in traditional histories of the social sciences.