Representing reality : discourse, rhetoric and social construction / Jonathan Potter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Potter, Jonathan, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Sociology of.

Social epistemology.

Constructivism (Psychology).

Physical Description:

x, 253 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage, 1996.

Summary:

This is an admirable book which can be recommended to students with confidence, and is likely also to become an indispensable source of reference for those researching fact construction' - "Discourse & Society "

How is reality manufactured? The idea of social construction has become a commonplace of much social research, yet precisely "what" is constructed, and "how," and even what constructionism "means," is often unclear or taken for granted. In this major work, Jonathan Potter offers a fascinating tour of the central themes raised by these questions.

Representing Reality overviews the different traditions in constructionist thought. Points are illustrated throughout with

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-247) and index.

ISBN:

0803984103

0803984111

OCLC:

35695521