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UNINA9910821108903321 |
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Autore |
Elder-Vass Dave |
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Titolo |
The reality of social construction / / Dave Elder-Vass |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-139-41179-9 |
1-107-23200-7 |
1-280-68318-X |
9786613660121 |
1-139-42319-3 |
1-139-42017-8 |
1-139-16920-3 |
1-139-42222-7 |
1-139-41813-0 |
1-139-42426-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 283 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social constructionism |
Social psychology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Part I. Social Ontology: 1. Introduction; 2. Norm circles -- Part II. Culture: 3. Culture and rules; 4. Institutional reality -- Part III. Language: 5. Signification; 6. Langue and parole; 7. Categories, essences and sexes -- Part IV. Discourse: 8. Discourse; 9. Cultures and classes; 10. Subjects -- Part V. Knowledge: 11. Knowledge; 12. Reality; 13. Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'Social construction' is a central metaphor in contemporary social science, yet it is used and understood in widely divergent and indeed conflicting ways by different thinkers. Most commonly, it is seen as radically opposed to realist social theory. Dave Elder-Vass argues that social scientists should be both realists and social constructionists and that coherent versions of these ways of thinking are entirely compatible with each other. This book seeks to transform prevailing |
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