Social Construction in Context by Kenneth J. Gergen (English) Paperback Book

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This latest book by one the world's leading protagonists in the field will be welcomed not just by psychologists but by students, academics and professionals interested in social constructionism across a wide range of subjects. Social Construction in Context explores the potentials of social constructionist theory when placed in diverse intellectual and practical contexts. It demonstrates the achievements of social constructionism, and what it can now offer various fields of inquiry, both academic, professional and applied, given the proliferation of the theory across the social sciences and humanities. First order issues of concern within the academic world, objectivity, truth, power and ideology, are now being augmented by widespread developments in practice - therapeutic, pedagogical, organizational and political. This book looks closely at these developments and examines both the positive potentials and limitations of social constructionist theory when applied to a variety of domains. It has been written in an accessible and scholarly manner making it suitable for a wide-ranging readership. This book should be of great value to all students and academics interested in social constructionist theory. Particularly, within the fields of psychology, sociology, organizational behavior, communication, cultural studies, and the human sciences. It should also appeal to those the helping professions (i.e. therapists, counselors and social workers).

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This latest book by one the world's leading protagonists in the field will be welcomed not just by psychologists but by students, academics and professionals interested in social constructionism across a wide range of subjects. Social Construction in Context explores the potentials of social constructionist theory when placed in diverse intellectual and practical contexts. It demonstrates the achievements of social constructionism, and what it can now offer various fields of inquiry, both academic, professional and applied, given the proliferation of the theory across the social sciences and humanities. First order issues of concern within the academic world, objectivity, truth, power and ideology, are now being augmented by widespread developments in practice - therapeutic, pedagogical, organizational and political. This book looks closely at these developments and examines both the positive potentials and limitations of social constructionist theory when applied to a variety of domains. It has been written in an accessible and scholarly manner making it suitable for a wide-ranging readership.

Author Biography

Kenneth J. Gergen is a Senior Research Professor in Psychology at Swarthmore College, and the President of the Taos Institute. He is internationally known for his contributions to social constructionist theory, technology and cultural change, the self, aging, education, and relational theory and practices. His major writings include, Realities and Relationships: Soundings in Social Construction, The Saturated Self: Dilemmas of Identity in Contemporary Life, and Relational Being: Beyond Self and Community. His most recent work Beyond the Tyranny of Testing: Relational Evaluation in Education (with Scherto Gill) offers a relational constructionist alternative to the destructive practices of testing and grading in education. Gergen lectures throughout the world, and has received numerous awards for his work, including honorary degrees in both the U.S. and Europe.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND THE HUMAN SCIENCESConstructionism and RealismA Necessary Collision?The Place of the Psyche in a Constructed WorldThe Limits of Pure CritiqueWho Speaks and Who Responds in the Human Sciences?History and PsychologyConflict and CommunionPART TWO: SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND SOCIETAL PRACTICETherapy as Social ConstructionSocial Construction with Pedagogical PracticePower in a Relational FrameThe Ethical Challenge of Global OrganizationOrganizational Science in a Postmodern ContextPART THREE: SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND CULTURAL CONTEXTFrom Identity to Relational PoliticsTechnology, Self and the Moral Project

Details ISBN0761965459 Author Kenneth J. Gergen Short Title SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION IN CON Language English ISBN-10 0761965459 ISBN-13 9780761965459 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2001 Edition 1st Pages 240 Illustrations black & white illustrations Birth 1974 Residence US Affiliation Swarthmore College, PA, USA Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780761965459 UK Release Date 2001-04-03 NZ Release Date 2001-04-03 US Release Date 2001-04-03 Edited by James J. Fawcett Position Former Professor of International Commerical Law Qualifications Ph.D. Publisher SAGE Publications Inc Publication Date 2001-04-03 Alternative 9780761965442 DEWEY 301 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2001-04-02 We've got this

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