Author: Vivien Burr
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: constructionism, social
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2003-09-29
List price: $27.50
ISBN-10: 0415317606
ISBN-13: 9780415317603

This book 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 exampl

Author: Vivien Burr
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: constructionism, social, introduction
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 1995-06-12
List price: $27.50
ISBN-10: 041510405X
ISBN-13: 9780415104050

Social constuctionism is a relatively new but important area for students to get to grips with. Unfortunately, most books on the subject are too erudite for the beginner and assume knowledge that students often don’t have. This is a very simple and basic introduction to the area for everyone who wants to know about it but feels too stupid to ask.

Author: Robert Heiner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: constructionism, critical, introduction, problems, social
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-03-27
List price: $42.95
ISBN-10: 0195380231
ISBN-13: 9780195380231

Now in a new edition, Social Problems: An Introduction to Critical Constructionism synthesizes conflict theory and social constructionism to help students think critically about social problems. A concise, student-friendly alternative to all-encompassing standard textbooks, this book examines a single theoretical paradigm in depth, demonstrating how theory can be used to understand a breadth of real world structures.Robert Heiner focuses on the four problems most often encountered in social problems courses: inequality, family, crime and deviance, and overpopulation and the environment. Heiner

Authors:Keith Jacobs, Jim Kemeny, Tony Manzi,
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Keywords: research, housing, constructionism, social
Number of Pages: 183
Published: 2005-01-31
List price: $120.00
ISBN-10: 0754638375
ISBN-13: 9780754638377

By stressing the importance of subjectivity and interpretation, social constructionism offers a different conception of reality from the traditional approach to housing policy analysis. This book provides an up-to-date review of the social constructionist perspective and considers its philosophical basis. It discusses how social problems are constructed and, in turn, how this informs policy-making. It is divided into two parts. The first section is theoretical and discusses the variety of conceptual approaches utilised within the constructionist paradigm. The second part provides a number of e