In "Contemporary Social Constructionism," Darin Weinberg
provides a detailed, critical overview of the key themes of this
school of thought, which explains how phenomena and ways of
thinking develop in their social contexts. Weinberg traces the
multiple roots of social constructionism, and shows how it has been
used, critiqued, and refined within the social and human
sciences.
"Contemporary Social Constructionism" illuminates how
constructionist social science developed in relation to positivism,
critical and hermeneutic philosophy, and feminism and then goes on
to distinguish the concept from postmodernism and
deconstructionism. In addition, Weinberg shows how social
constructionists have contributed to our understanding of biology,
the body, self-knowledge, and social problems.
The result is a contemporary statement of social
constructionism that shores up its scientific veracity and
demonstrates its analytic power, promise, and influence. The book
concludes with a look toward the future of the concept and its
use.
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