Some authors know how to explain fairly complex ideas in a straighforward, but scholarly way, not skimming over tricky areas, but equally not leaving you more muddled than when you started. Others just confuse - using unnecessarily difficult language which draws your attention away from the topic being presented. Fortunately, this book falls very solidly into the first of these categories.
I think that Viven Burr has provided a really excellent overview of this field. She has clarified a lot of my thinking that was pretty soggy around the edges, and helped me to see how different theories/theorists fit together. For anyone who needs either an introduction or a summary of this area I think this is the best book I've come across so far.
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This accessible, yet scholarly, textbook aims to introduce students to the area of social science theory and research that has come to be known as social constructionism. Using a variety of examples from everyday experience and from existing research in areas such as personality, sexuality and health, the basic theoretical assumptions of social constructionism are clearly explained. Key debates, such as the nature and status of knowledge, truth, reality and the self are given in-depth analysis in an accessible style. The theoretical and practical issues relevant to social constructionist research are illustrated with examples from real empirical studies, and the different approaches to social constructionist research are clearly defined. While the text is broadly sympathetic to social constructionism, the weaknesses of the approach are also addressed through a critical approach to the material, and in the final chapter the theory is subjected to a more extensive critique.
Social Constructionism, Second Edition, extends and updates the material covered in the first edition and will be a useful and informative resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of psychology, as well as students from related areas such as health, social work and education.
Social Constructionism, Second Edition, extends and updates the material covered in the first edition and will be a useful and informative resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of psychology, as well as students from related areas such as health, social work and education.
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- ISBN-13978-0415317603
- Edition2nd
- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication date21 April 2015
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions13.79 x 1.4 x 21.59 cm
- Print length240 pages
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'Social Constructionism is a substantial but well contained book which deserves to be read by a wide audience. The writer exudes a confidence with the material which will enthuse any reader.' - Richard Mallows, Head of Psychology, York St John College
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- Publisher : Routledge
- Publication date : 21 April 2015
- Edition : 2nd
- Language : English
- Print length : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0415317606
- ISBN-13 : 978-0415317603
- Item weight : 318 g
- Dimensions : 13.79 x 1.4 x 21.59 cm
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