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Provides a critical overview of the key themes of this school of thought, which explains how phenomena and ways of thinking develop in their social contexts. This book traces the multiple roots of social constructionism, and shows how it has been used, critiqued, and refined within the social and human sciences.

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Preface Acknowledgments 1 What is Social Constructionism? 2 The Philosophical Foundations of Social Constructionism 3 Social Constructionism Contra Deconstructionism and Postmodernism 4 Social Constructionism and the Body 5 The Social Construction of Self-Knowledge 6 The Social Construction of Social Problems 7 The Way Forward for Social Constructionism Notes References Index

Contemporary Social Constructionism

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      Publisher Temple University Press,U.S.
      Published 11 April 2014
      ISBN-13 9781439909249
      978-1439909249
      ISBN-10 1439909245
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      Book Synopsis
      Provides a critical overview of the key themes of this school of thought, which explains how phenomena and ways of thinking develop in their social contexts. This book traces the multiple roots of social constructionism, and shows how it has been used, critiqued, and refined within the social and human sciences.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Acknowledgments 1 What is Social Constructionism? 2 The Philosophical Foundations of Social Constructionism 3 Social Constructionism Contra Deconstructionism and Postmodernism 4 Social Constructionism and the Body 5 The Social Construction of Self-Knowledge 6 The Social Construction of Social Problems 7 The Way Forward for Social Constructionism Notes References Index

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