Social Constructionism: Sources and Stirrings in Theory and Practice

Lock, Andy; Strong, Tom

ISBN 10: 0521708354 / ISBN 13: 9780521708357

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 2010

In. N° de réf. du vendeur ria9780521708357_new

Synopsis :

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.

À propos des auteurs: Andy Lock is Professor of Psychology in the School of Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand.

Tom Strong is a Professor in the Division of Applied Psychology at the University of Calgary, Canada.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Social Constructionism: Sources and ...
Éditeur : Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition : 2010
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New