Social Constructionism: Sources and Stirrings in Theory and Practice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521708357)

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.

Author: Andy Lock, Tom Strong
ISBN-10: 0521708354
ISBN-13: 9780521708357
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/25/2010
Pages: 402
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.80w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2011