There is a sense in which the aims of this book may already be compromised by its very
existence, a sense in which even as you read this you are open to an argument which …

Social constructionist research is an area of rapidly expanding influence that has brought
together theorists from a range of different disciplines. At the same time, however, it has …

INTRODUCTION Social constructionism may be seen as one response to the crisis in social
psychology that some saw as emerging in the 1960s and 1970s (McGarty & Haslam, 1997) …

The articles in this issue signify the maturation of social constructionism. After introducing the
articles, I raise two questions that have remained under-represented on these pages. First …

Social constructionism proposes that how we understand and perceive the world is a
product of how the world is represented or produced through language, and depends upon …

This accessible text draws together for the first time a wide range of emerging issues, ideas
and discussions in constructionist psychology. It shows how these issues are relevant to …

'Social Construction: A Reader is a superb selection of classic and contemporary readings
representing the major viewpoints central to social constructionism'Journal of Community …

Now in its third edition, this successful book introduces students to the area of social science
theory and research known as social constructionism. Using a variety of examples from …

For more than half of the 20* century, psychologists sought to locate the causes of behaviour
in individuals and tended to neglect the possibility of locating the psy chological in the …

'Social construction'is a central metaphor in contemporary social science, yet it is used and
understood in widely divergent and indeed conflicting ways by different thinkers. Most …