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Social Constructionism
In The Formation of Reason. Oxford, UK: Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 24–51 (2011)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Social Constructionism Introduced The Social Construction of Reality Why Bother About Global Constructionism? Against Global Constructionism Matters Political The Social Construction of Mental States Why Mental States Are Not Socially Constructed The Social Construction of Psychological Categories Conclusion.Author's Profile
social constructionism, style of thinking ‐ more direct route to a strongly social conception of mind socio‐historical account of mind, along lines ‐ by John McDowell's Mind and World social constructionist ideas, influential ‐ in science studies, feminist theory, communication and educational theory social construction of reality ‐ individual human mind, self‐contained subjective world, thoughts and mental phenomena Gergen's constructionist, alternative to Cartesianism ‐ conception of language, by Wittgenstein Gergen, transcending stark opposition of mind ‐ Cartesian tradition, inseparability of self and other against global constructionism, the realist ‐ making ‘bottom line' arguments against constructionism political dimension ‐ to constructionist's dismissal of realism social construction of mental states ‐ as theoretical constructs social construction of psychological categories ‐ significant psychological categories, being social construct
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