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 fr[...]

Todays ever-expanding communications technologies force us to relate to more people and institutions than ever before, challenging the way we view ourselves and our relationships. This powerful and provocative book draws from a wide range of disciplinesfrom anthropology to psychoanalysis, from film[...]

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? Wha[...]

This new edition of Kenneth J. Gergen's celebrated text An Invitation to Social Construction is now even more accessible for students, offering a clear and thorough introduction to one of the most significant movements in contemporary social science. The Third Edition includes: *updates reflecting [...]

Forfatteren kritiserer det tidligere individcentrerede videnskabsideal og kulturgrundlag og tager læseren med på vej mod socialkonstruktionisme. Det menneskelige centrum findes ikke i mennesket, men uden for det - skabt i mødet mellem mennesker.

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Lettilgængelig og grundig indføring i teorien bag og praksis af socialkonstruktionisme. Med et væld af gode tankeprovokerende hverdagseksempler og anskueliggørende billedmateriale inviterer Kenneth J. Gergen os til at reflektere over, hvordan vi sammen gennem vores relationer og det spro[...]