Böcker av Kenneth J. Gergen

Presents a unique exploration of the origins of performative social science and provides an intellectually rich overview of its significance in the field, as well as its evolving potential. The authors envision a broadening of the social sciences, making it more accessible to non-experts and opening up new dialogues between society and science.

Considers the shift in social psychology and across the social sciences during the last decade toward a social constructionist perspective. This work rejects the dominance of objective science and embraces the socially embedded nature of our knowledge.

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Drawing from social and literary accounts of discourse, Gergen outlines the major elements of a social constructionist perspective and illustrates its potential, with an aim to initiate debate on the future of constructionist pursuits in the human sciences generally and psychology in particular.