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An Invitation to Social Construction

Co-Creating the Future

by Kenneth J. Gergen ...

This fully updated fourth edition of Gergen’s An Invitation to Social Construction introduces you to a key theoretical movement in contemporary social science through a wide range of multidisciplinary examples.The fourth edition includes:wider consideration of contemporary global challenges,increased coverage of media, digital culture, and relevant political issues,updated real-world examples of ... Read more

$67.99 USD

This fully updated fourth edition of Gergen’s An Invitation to Social Construction introduces you to a key theoretical movement in contemporary social science through a wide range of multidisciplinary examples.The fourth edition includes:wider consideration of contemporary global challenges,increased coverage of media, digital culture, and relevant political issues,updated real-world examples of
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Relational Being

Beyond Self and Community

by Kenneth J. Gergen ...

This book builds on two current developments in psychology scholarship and practice. The first centers on broad discontent with the individualist tradition in which the rational agent, or autonomous self, is considered the fundamental atom of social life. Critique of individualism spring not only from psychologists working in the academy, but also from communities of therapy and counseling. The ... Read more

$53.09 USD

This book builds on two current developments in psychology scholarship and practice. The first centers on broad discontent with the individualist tradition in which the rational agent, or autonomous self, is considered the fundamental atom of social life. Critique of individualism spring not only from psychologists working in the academy, but also from communities of therapy and counseling. The
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Social Construction in Context

by Kenneth J. Gergen ...

This latest book by one the world′s leading protagonists in the field will be welcomed not just by psychologists but by students, academics and professionals interested in social constructionism across a wide range of subjects.Social Construction in Context explores the potentials of social constructionist theory when placed in diverse intellectual and practical contexts. It demonstrates the ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This latest book by one the world′s leading protagonists in the field will be welcomed not just by psychologists but by students, academics and professionals interested in social constructionism across a wide range of subjects.Social Construction in Context explores the potentials of social constructionist theory when placed in diverse intellectual and practical contexts. It demonstrates the
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Beyond the Tyranny of Testing

Relational Evaluation in Education

by Kenneth J. Gergen, Scherto R. Gill ...

Measurement-based assessment has dominated our educational systems at the expense of the learning and the well-being of students and teachers. In this book, Gergen and Gill propose a radical alternative to this broken system, which is based instead on an inspirational conception of schools as sites of collective meaning-making and a relational orientation to evaluation. The authors acknowledge ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Measurement-based assessment has dominated our educational systems at the expense of the learning and the well-being of students and teachers. In this book, Gergen and Gill propose a radical alternative to this broken system, which is based instead on an inspirational conception of schools as sites of collective meaning-making and a relational orientation to evaluation. The authors acknowledge
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Ethnographically Speaking

Autoethnography, Literature, and Aesthetics

by Carolyn Ellis, Michael V. Angrosino, Arthur P. Bochner, Kathryn Church, Teresa Beverly Dent, Douglas Flemons, Arthur Frank, Kenneth Gergen, Mary Gergen0, H. L. Goodall1, Ross Gray2, Shelley Green3, Scott Hoy4, Vrenia Ivonoffski5, Elaine Jenks6, Stacy Holman Jones7, Christine Kiesinger8, Lesa Lockford9, Ernest Lockridge0, Ron Pelias1, Picart Kay2, Laurel Richardson3, Janice Rushing4, Christina Sinding5, Andrew C. Sparkes6, Paul Stoller7, Lisa Tillmann-Healy8 ...

Series series Ethnographic Alternatives
This volume presents the latest explorations of the literary turn in ethnographic work by many of the leading people in the area. Centering on autoethnography, personal narrative, ethnographic performance, and the blending of social science and the arts, the articles collected here emphasize embodiment, experiential understanding, participatory ways of knowing, sensuous engagement, and intimate ... Read more

$30.99 USD

This volume presents the latest explorations of the literary turn in ethnographic work by many of the leading people in the area. Centering on autoethnography, personal narrative, ethnographic performance, and the blending of social science and the arts, the articles collected here emphasize embodiment, experiential understanding, participatory ways of knowing, sensuous engagement, and intimate
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Social Exchange

Advances in Theory and Research

Edited by Kenneth Gergen ...

Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
INTRODUCTION In developing scientific theory there is perhaps nothing more propi tious than a compelling metaphor. If the metaphor is rich in imagery, complexly differentiated, emotionally evocative, and vitally wedded to the cultural lore, the theory to which it gives rise may enjoy a long and vigorous life. If the metaphor is sufficiently powerful, the theory may even be sustained in ... Read more

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INTRODUCTION In developing scientific theory there is perhaps nothing more propi tious than a compelling metaphor. If the metaphor is rich in imagery, complexly differentiated, emotionally evocative, and vitally wedded to the cultural lore, the theory to which it gives rise may enjoy a long and vigorous life. If the metaphor is sufficiently powerful, the theory may even be sustained in
... Read more
Historical Social Psychology

Edited by Kenneth Gergen, Mary Gergen ...

Series series Psychology Revivals
The vast majority of research in social psychology focuses on momentary events: an attitude is changed, dissonance is reduced, a cognition is primed, and so on. Little attention is a paid to the unfolding of events over time, to social life as an ongoing process in which events are related in various ways as life unfolds. Originally published in 1984, Historical Social Psychology opens a space for ... Read more

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The vast majority of research in social psychology focuses on momentary events: an attitude is changed, dissonance is reduced, a cognition is primed, and so on. Little attention is a paid to the unfolding of events over time, to social life as an ongoing process in which events are related in various ways as life unfolds. Originally published in 1984, Historical Social Psychology opens a space for
... Read more
Playing with Purpose

Adventures in Performative Social Science

by Mary M Gergen, Kenneth J Gergen ...

Series series Writing Lives: Ethnographic Narratives
Distilling decades of work spanning their prestigious careers, Mary M. and Kenneth J. Gergen make a strong case for enriching the social sciences through performative work. They present a unique exploration of the origins of performative social science and provide an intellectually rich overview of its significance in the field, as well as its evolving potential. Many of their own performance ... Read more

$60.99 USD

Distilling decades of work spanning their prestigious careers, Mary M. and Kenneth J. Gergen make a strong case for enriching the social sciences through performative work. They present a unique exploration of the origins of performative social science and provide an intellectually rich overview of its significance in the field, as well as its evolving potential. Many of their own performance
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Youth Ministry from the Outside In

How Relationships and Stories Shape Identity

by Brandon K. McKoy, Kenneth J. Gergen ...

We tend to organize our youth ministry from the inside out. We give gathered groups of individual youth tools and teaching to form their souls around a Christian identity. So far, so good. But what if our identity is not merely or even primarily rooted and established somewhere inside ourselves? What if our identity is shaped and cultivated in the relationships we inhabit--each with their own ... Read more

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We tend to organize our youth ministry from the inside out. We give gathered groups of individual youth tools and teaching to form their souls around a Christian identity. So far, so good. But what if our identity is not merely or even primarily rooted and established somewhere inside ourselves? What if our identity is shaped and cultivated in the relationships we inhabit--each with their own
... Read more
9/11 in American Culture

by Mary Weems, Henry A. Giroux, Douglas Kellner, Peter McLaren, Jack Z. Bratich, Arnold, Shepperson Tomaselli, Patricia Tacineto Clough, Michelle Fine, Joanne Robertson, Karen Staller, Greg Dimitriadis, Angharad N. Valdivia, Laurel Richardson, Heidi Marie Brush, Robert W. McChesney, Dierde Glenn Paul, Joe L. Kincheloe, Shirley Steinberg, Birgit Richard, Cameron McCarthy, Virginia Olesen, Cary Nelson, Kenneth J. Gergen, William L. Miller, Anton J. Kuzel, Mary Gergen, Kathy Charmaz, Davydd J. Greenwood, Shulamit Reinharz, Staceyann Chin, Lois Weis, Arthur P. Bochner, Carolyn Ellis, Ivan Brady, William G. Tierney, Gerardo R. Lopez, H.L Goodall Jr, Karen Scott-Hoy, Tracy K. Lewis, Patricia Geist Martin, James Joseph Scheurich, Dr. Christopher N. Poulos, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Stephen John Hartnett ...

Series series Crossroads in Qualitative Inquiry
In response to the events following September 11, a number of leading cultural studies and interpretive qualitative researchers write from their own experiences and hearts. Their essays-by noted scholars Kellner, Fine, McLaren, Richardson, Denzin, Giroux and others-are collected in this volume, and were written in crisis within days and weeks of September 11. The immediacy of their writing is ... Read more

$43.99 USD

In response to the events following September 11, a number of leading cultural studies and interpretive qualitative researchers write from their own experiences and hearts. Their essays-by noted scholars Kellner, Fine, McLaren, Richardson, Denzin, Giroux and others-are collected in this volume, and were written in crisis within days and weeks of September 11. The immediacy of their writing is
... Read more
The Ethical Space of Mindfulness in Clinical Practice

An Exploratory Essay

by Donald McCown ...

Mindfulness is a burgeoning field of study and practice within mental health care and medicine. Yet ethical codes, and the philosophy of the therapist-client relationship, differ greatly between disciplines, and even more between those disciplines and mindfulness-based approaches. The potential for ethical dilemmas is therefore significant.Donald McCown breaks new ground by taking a focused look ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Mindfulness is a burgeoning field of study and practice within mental health care and medicine. Yet ethical codes, and the philosophy of the therapist-client relationship, differ greatly between disciplines, and even more between those disciplines and mindfulness-based approaches. The potential for ethical dilemmas is therefore significant.Donald McCown breaks new ground by taking a focused look
... Read more

Educational Leadership for the 21St Century

Building a Capacity for Change

by Peter J. Zsebik ...

Public education, once considered a dogmatic institution in the 20th century, now finds itself challenged at almost every level in todays sociopolitical environment. New realities, as evidenced by the political complexities of the global village, widespread technological advances that undermine established educational practices, and ever mounting pressures on the curriculum to appease corporate ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Public education, once considered a dogmatic institution in the 20th century, now finds itself challenged at almost every level in todays sociopolitical environment. New realities, as evidenced by the political complexities of the global village, widespread technological advances that undermine established educational practices, and ever mounting pressures on the curriculum to appease corporate
... Read more

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