This latest book by one the worlds leading protagonists in the field will bewelcomed not just by psychologists but by students academics and professionalsintere... » 

This latest book by one the worlds leading protagonists in the field will bewelcomed not just by psychologists but by students academics and professionalsinterested in social constructionism across a wide range of subjects.Social Construction in Context explores the potentials of socialconstructionist theory when placed in diverse intellectual and practicalcontexts. It demonstrates the achievements of social constructionism and whatit can now offer various fields of inquiry both academic professional andapplied given the proliferation of the theory across the social sciences andhumanities. First order issues of concern within the academic worldobjectivity truth power and ideology are now being augmented by widespreaddevelopments in practice therapeutic pedagogical organizational andpolitical. This book looks closely at these developments and examines both thepositive potentials and limitations of social constructionist theory whenapplied to a variety of domains. It has been written in an accessible andscholarly manner making it suitable for a wideranging readership. «