Contemporary theorists use the term "social construction" with the aim of exposing how what's purportedly "natural" is often at least partly social and, more specifically, how this masking of the social is politically significant. In these previously published essays, Sally Haslanger draws on insights from feminist and critical race theory to explore and develop the idea that ...(展开全部)

Contemporary theorists use the term "social construction" with the aim of exposing how what's purportedly "natural" is often at least partly social and, more specifically, how this masking of the social is politically significant. In these previously published essays, Sally Haslanger draws on insights from feminist and critical race theory to explore and develop the idea that ...(展开全部)

This treatise is a look at how social reality is constructed from sense impressions - at how, for example, a "five-pound note" is constructed, with all that implies in terms of value and social meaning, from the printed piece of paper that is seen and touched.

This short treatise looks at how we construct a social reality from our sense impressions; at how, for example, we construct a 'five-pound note' with all that implies in terms of value and social meaning, from the printed piece of paper we see and touch.

In The Construction of Social Reality, John Searle argues that there are two kinds of facts--some that are independent of human observers, and some that require human agreement.

'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 t...(展开全部)

本杰明·格雷格（Benjamin Gregg），供职于美国德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校政治学系，现为牛津大学哲学系客座教授。本科毕业于耶鲁大学，在普林斯顿大学获得硕士学位，分别在普林斯顿大学和德国柏林自由大学获得政治学博士学位和哲学博士学位，擅长政治哲学和复杂现代社会的社会学理论研究。主要作品有《浓厚的道德，稀薄的政治：贯穿社区信仰的社会整合》、《以不确定的规范处理政治事务：开明的地方主义理论》、《人权国家：主权国家之内与之外的正义》、《将人类的本性称为文化设计的生命伦理学：基因工程的政治挑战》（待出）。

Often lost in the debate over the validity of social construction is the question of what is being constructed. Particularly troublesome in this area is the status of the natural sciences, where there is conflict between biological and social approaches to mental illness, and in other areas. Ian Hacking looks at the issue of child abuse, and examines the ways in which advanced ...(展开全部)

Often lost in the debate over the validity of social construction is the question of what is being constructed. Particularly troublesome in this area is the status of the natural sciences, where there is conflict between biological and social approaches to mental illness, and in other areas. Ian Hacking looks at the issue of child abuse, and examines the ways in which advanced ...(展开全部)

'Remains an authoritative overview of the field, but is now markedly more accessible. It will be invaluable to students and scholars looking for a sustained and engaging inquiry into the premises and practices of social constructionism' - Dr Matthew Adams, University of Brighton. Reflecting the significant developments in constructivist thought and practice, the second edition ...(展开全部)