Normal view
MARC view
Social constructionism (Topical Term)
Used for/see from:
- Constructionism, Social
See also:
- Broader heading: Social psychology
Work cat.: 2009031199: Harris, Scott R. What is constructionism?, 2010 (social constructionism)
APA dictionary of psychology, c2007 (social constructionism ... that any supposed knowledge of reality is in fact a construct of language, culture, and society having no objective or universal validity)
Wikipedia WWW site, Aug. 24, 2009 (social constructionism is to uncover the ways in which individuals and groups participate in the creation of their perceived social reality; it involves looking at the ways social phenomena are created, institutionalized, and made into tradition by humans. Socially constructed reality is seen as an ongoing, dynamic process; reality is reproduced by people acting on their interpretations and their knowledge of it)