An Invitation to Social ConstructionThis new edition of Kenneth Gergen's landmark Invitation to Social Construction offers readers a clear and more thorough introduction to the theory and practice of social constructionism. Particular to this new edition is a writing style more directed to the undergraduate, a larger more student-friendly format as well as textboxes/visual material employed throughout to lift concepts to a more relevant state of meaning. |
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Constructing the Real and the Good | 31 |
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Horizons of Human Enquiry | 57 |
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