Social Constructionist Psychology PDF
by David Nightingale, John Cromby
Part of the UK Higher Education OUP Psychology Psychology series
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- How can ideas about the social construction of reality be reconciled with the material and embodied aspects of our being?
- In what ways can a realist framework inform social constructionist research?
- What are the limits of social constructionism?
The book explores the growing conviction that dominant 'discursive' trends in social constructionism - which deal with the analysis of language and discourse to the exclusion of the material world, embodiment, personal-social history, and power - are inadequate or incomplete and risk preventing social constructionism from maturing into a viable and coherent body of theory, method and practice. In highlighting what are seen as deficiencies in current constructionist approaches, it inevitably takes a somewhat critical stance. However, the contributing authors are committed to a constructionist analysis of the human condition - into which they seek to reintegrate the material and embodied aspects of our nature. As a result, the completion of social constructionism is brought a step closer and its continued importance is underlined.
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- Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
- Publication Date:16/09/1999
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- ISBN:9780335232420
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- Format:PDF
- Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
- Publication Date:16/09/1999
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- ISBN:9780335232420