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Thinking About Social Problems - An Introduction to Constructionist Perspectives (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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Thinking About Social Problems - An Introduction to Constructionist Perspectives (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Series: Social Problems and Social Issues
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While social constructionist approaches to social problems are
popular among academic researchers in sociology, communication,
public policy, and criminology, this perspective tends not to be
adequately covered in popular social problems texts. There are
several likely reasons why students are often not introduced to
constructionist perspectives until they reach advanced
undergraduate or even graduate work. Student interest often lies in
understanding real problems in the social world, but social
constructionist perspectives focus on questions about how humans
create the meaning of our world. Donileen R. Loseke claims that
questions of constructionists seem esoteric and perhaps even a
waste of time in a world containing very real want and pain. Social
constructionism originally was posed as an alternative to other
theoretical approaches examining social problems as objective
conditions. This has led some to argue that either you believe that
social problems exist out-side human awareness, or you believe that
social problems are constructed. Loseke is convinced that social
construction perspectives help us make sense of daily living. The
questions of construction--how do humans create, sustain, and
change meaning--only sound esoteric. At its best, social
constructionism encourages a way of thinking that is distinctly
sociological and empowering, to those who use it. However, the
insights of constructionism do not depend on suspending all belief
that a real world exists outside our understanding of it.
Constructionism is less an alternative to other theoretical
frameworks, than an important addition. Different frameworks pose
questions about different aspects of life. To deny theimportance of
any theoretical framework is to limit our comprehension. The author
claims that we cannot afford to do this if we want to understand
the perplexity and complexity of the human condition.
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