Constructionist controversies : issues in social problems theory
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Constructionist controversies : issues in social problems theory
(Social problems and social issues)
Aldine de Gruyter, c1993
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"Constructionist Controversies" reviews the substantial contributions to social problems theory that have been made by social constructionist theorists and examines debates about the future of this perspective. Intended for the student, the volume provides a succinct formulation of all the major issues of social constructionism by contributors who are well recognized within the field for the strength with which they articulate their own widely varied viewpoints.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1: Constructing Social Problems: Context and Legacy
- 1: Contemporary Issues in Social Constructionism
- 2: Vernacular Constituents of Moral Discourse: An Interactionist Proposal for the Study of Social Problems
- 3: For a Cautious Naturalism
- 4: The Reflectivity of Constructionism and the Construction of Reflexivity
- 5: Do We Need a General Theory of Social Problems?
- 6: But Seriously Folks: The Limitations of the Strict Constructionist Interpretation of Social Problems
- 2: New Directions for Social Constructionism
- 7: Social Constructionism and Social Problems Work
- 8: Claims-Making from the Underside: Marginalization and Social Problems Analysis
- 9: Social Constructionism in Critical Feminist Theory and Research
- 10: Cultural Theory, Social Construction, and Social Problems
- 11: Constructing Conditions, People, Morality, and Emotion: Expanding the Agenda of Constructionism
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