An Invitation to Social Construction`An Invitiation to Social Construction is a rewarding read for newcomers to social constructionist thinking and for those well acquainted with this view.' - New Therapist `Kenneth Gergen's new book, An Invitation to Social Construction, may be the best introduction to the scholarship on social constructionism available today - but that's not all it is. It is also an inspiring and optimistic vision of what we can do to create better lives for ourselves....Gergen's new book is a key book for you to read' - Amazon From a leading figure in the field, this introductory text forms an elegant overview of social constructionism that is at once wide-ranging and accessible. |
Contents
The Communal Construction of the Real and the Good | 33 |
Discourse and Emancipation | 62 |
Horizons of Human Inquiry | 90 |
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