The reality of social construction

The reality of social construction / Dave Elder-Vass, Loughborough University.

"'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 commonly, it is seen as radically opposed to realist social theory. Dave Elder-Vass argues that social...

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Main Author: Elder-Vass, Dave (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Social constructionism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Social constructionism
Sociologi > teori, filosofi.
Konstruktivism (filosofi)
Realism (filosofi)
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Social Ontology: 1. Introduction; 2. Norm circles
  • Part II. Culture: 3. Culture and rules; 4. Institutional reality
  • Part III. Language: 5. Signification; 6. Langue and parole; 7. Categories, essences and sexes
  • Part IV. Discourse: 8. Discourse; 9. Cultures and classes; 10. Subjects
  • Part V. Knowledge: 11. Knowledge; 12. Reality; 13. Conclusion.

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