The politics of constructionism /
The politics of constructionism /
edited by Irving Velody and Robin Williams.
- London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 1998.
- 1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) : illustrations
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- Social Theory Ser. .
- Social Theory Ser. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Irving Velody and Robin Williams -- Towards a constructivist genealogy of social constructivism / Michael Lynch -- Constructionist dialogues and the vicissitudes of the political / Kenneth J. Gergen -- On being more literal about construction / Ian Hacking -- What does the sociology of scientific knowledge explain? / Paul A. Roth -- The reflexive politics of constructivism revisited / Steve Fuller -- Unconstructive / Wil Coleman and Wes Sharrock -- The limits of social constructionism / Stephen Turner -- Relations, communication, and power / Ian Burkitt -- Social constructionism and the new technologies of reproduction / Erica Haimes and Robin Williams -- The social construction of outliers / Sandy Lovie and Pat Lovie -- Procedure, reflexivity, and social constructionism / Philip Manning -- Social constructionism as a political strategy / Tom Shakespeare -- Questions of method / Mitchell Dean -- Social constructionist political theory / Craig Mackenzie -- Constructionism, authority, and the ethical life / Thomas Osborne.
This broad-ranging and clearly structured book critically overviews the many themes of social constructionism and its relevance to contemporary social and political issues. It brings together leading international contributors from across the social sciences, drawing on insights from psychology, sociology, politics, philosophy, cultural, gender and science studies. Major questions and topics explored in its critique and application of constructionist ideas include the theory and practice of scientific method, the development of social and political policy, the use of social science statistical.
English.
9781849206839 (electronic bk.) 184920683X (electronic bk.) 9781446279014 (ebook) 1446279014 (ebook) 1282262815 9781282262812 9786612262814 6612262818 (pbk.) (pbk.) 0761950419 9780761950417
9780761950417
1949 00325166
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Social constructionism.
Sociology--Philosophy.
Sociology--Methodology.
Social sciences--Philosophy.
Social sciences--Methodology.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Constructivisme (Sociologie)
Sociologie--Philosophie.
Sciences sociales--Philosophie.
Théorie de la connaissance.
epistemology.
PSYCHOLOGY--Social Psychology.
Sociología--Metodología
Sociología--Filosofía
Knowledge, Theory of.
Social constructionism.
Social sciences--Methodology.
Social sciences--Philosophy.
Sociology--Methodology.
Sociology--Philosophy.
Constructivisme.
Wetenschapssociologie.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HM26 / .P63 1998eb
302
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Irving Velody and Robin Williams -- Towards a constructivist genealogy of social constructivism / Michael Lynch -- Constructionist dialogues and the vicissitudes of the political / Kenneth J. Gergen -- On being more literal about construction / Ian Hacking -- What does the sociology of scientific knowledge explain? / Paul A. Roth -- The reflexive politics of constructivism revisited / Steve Fuller -- Unconstructive / Wil Coleman and Wes Sharrock -- The limits of social constructionism / Stephen Turner -- Relations, communication, and power / Ian Burkitt -- Social constructionism and the new technologies of reproduction / Erica Haimes and Robin Williams -- The social construction of outliers / Sandy Lovie and Pat Lovie -- Procedure, reflexivity, and social constructionism / Philip Manning -- Social constructionism as a political strategy / Tom Shakespeare -- Questions of method / Mitchell Dean -- Social constructionist political theory / Craig Mackenzie -- Constructionism, authority, and the ethical life / Thomas Osborne.
This broad-ranging and clearly structured book critically overviews the many themes of social constructionism and its relevance to contemporary social and political issues. It brings together leading international contributors from across the social sciences, drawing on insights from psychology, sociology, politics, philosophy, cultural, gender and science studies. Major questions and topics explored in its critique and application of constructionist ideas include the theory and practice of scientific method, the development of social and political policy, the use of social science statistical.
English.
9781849206839 (electronic bk.) 184920683X (electronic bk.) 9781446279014 (ebook) 1446279014 (ebook) 1282262815 9781282262812 9786612262814 6612262818 (pbk.) (pbk.) 0761950419 9780761950417
9780761950417
1949 00325166
98060207
Social constructionism.
Sociology--Philosophy.
Sociology--Methodology.
Social sciences--Philosophy.
Social sciences--Methodology.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Constructivisme (Sociologie)
Sociologie--Philosophie.
Sciences sociales--Philosophie.
Théorie de la connaissance.
epistemology.
PSYCHOLOGY--Social Psychology.
Sociología--Metodología
Sociología--Filosofía
Knowledge, Theory of.
Social constructionism.
Social sciences--Methodology.
Social sciences--Philosophy.
Sociology--Methodology.
Sociology--Philosophy.
Constructivisme.
Wetenschapssociologie.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HM26 / .P63 1998eb
302