Burr, Vivien,

An introduction to social constructionism / Vivien Burr. - viii, 198 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-192) and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: What is social constructionism? -- Where do you get your personality from? -- Does language affect the way we think? -- What is a discourse? -- What does it mean to have power? -- Is there a real world outside discourse? -- Can individuals change society? -- What does it mean to be a person? I The person as discourse-user -- What does it mean to be a person? II The self as constructed in language -- What does it mean to be a person? III Subject positions in discourse -- What do discourse analysts do? -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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Social psychology.
Cultural relativism
Subjectivity
Discourse analysis.
Social interaction.
Social problems.

HM251 / .B83 1995

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