An Invitation to Social Construction - Softcover

Gergen, Kenneth J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1446296482 ISBN 13: 9781446296486

Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2015

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This new edition of Kenneth J. Gergen's celebrated text An Invitation to Social Construction is now even more accessible for students, offering a clear and thorough introduction to one of the most significant movements in contemporary social science. The Third Edition includes:updates reflecting the many new developments in theory, research, and practicea more student-friendly, personal writing stylethree new chapters on education, and therapy and health care, and organizationskey insights into how social construction can help support you in your research projects, from start to finish., An Invitation to Social Construction is the must-read text for all social science students, academics and practitioners wishing to learn about social constructionism, along with the forms of inquiry and practice central to its impact.

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This third edition, enriched with three new chapters, remains an exciting introduction to the premises of social constructionism. As Gergen unfolds, in his own personal style, the ideas of dialogue, co-action and relationship one finds oneself relating to the book in the most engaging way. The book is inspiring for both the newcomer and the experienced pursuer of knowledge-making in constructionist terms.

(Thalia Dragonas)

Ken Gergen has taken all that is good in his second edition of the definitive Invitation to Social Construction, updated it, and made it even smarter.  There is no more vibrant and engaging launch point for understanding contemporary social constructionism.

(Jonathan Potter)

The author succeeds in introducing the reader into social construction. He emphasizes that this perspective critically attempts to look at what acts as "the truth" without leading to nihilism. The combination of the scientific with the social and personal through the work makes it very accessible and easily readable. In short, the book is a comprehensive introduction to social construction, not just for novice and advanced researchers, but also for students. (Sofie De Bus)

Biografía del autor:

Kenneth J. Gergen is a Senior Research Professor at Swarthmore College, USA, and President of the Taos Institute. He has been the recipient of many awards throughout the world. His major works include Realities and Relationships: Soundings in Social Construction; The Saturated Self: Dilemmas of Identity in Contemporary Life;  and Relational Being: Beyond Self and Community. 

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• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1446296482
• ISBN 13: 9781446296486
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272