Handbook of Constructionist ResearchJames A. Holstein, Jaber F. Gubrium Constructionism has become one of the most popular research approaches in the social sciences. But until now, little attention has been given to the conceptual and methodological underpinnings of the constructionist stance, and the remarkable diversity within the field. This cutting-edge handbook brings together a dazzling array of scholars to review the foundations of constructionist research, how it is put into practice in multiple disciplines, and where it may be headed in the future. The volume critically examines the analytic frameworks, strategies of inquiry, and methodological choices that together form the mosaic of contemporary constructionism, making it an authoritative reference for anyone interested in conducting research in a constructionist vein. |
Contents
The Constructionist Mosaic | 3 |
The Philosophical Foundations of Constructionist Research | 13 |
Historical Development and Defining Issues | 41 |
Constructionism in Anthropology | 67 |
Social Constructionist Perspectives in Communication Research | 85 |
Educational Constructionisms | 107 |
Social Constructionism in Management | 129 |
Critical Constructionism in Nursing Research | 153 |
Autoethnography as Constructionist Project | 445 |
Documents Texts and Archives in Constructionist Research | 467 |
The Social Construction of What? | 491 |
The Social Construction of Emotion | 511 |
The Construction of Sex and Sexualities | 545 |
Constructions of Medical Knowledge | 593 |
Constructing Therapy and Its Outcomes | 609 |
Constructionist Themes in the Historiography of the Nation | 627 |
Social Constructions in the Study of Public Policy | 189 |
Constructionism in Sociology | 231 |
The Scope of Constructionist Inquiry | 249 |
Discursive Constructionism | 275 |
Narrative Constructionist Inquiry | 295 |
Interactional Constructionism | 315 |
Claimsmaking Culture and the Media in the Social | 331 |
Strict and Contextual Constructionism in the Sociology | 355 |
Constructionist Impulses in Ethnographic Fieldwork | 373 |
James A Holstein and Jaber F Gubrium | 397 |
Constructionism and Discourse Analysis | 413 |
A Social Constructionist Framing of the Research Interview | 429 |
The Reality of Social Constructions | 645 |
Can Constructionism Be Critical? Dian Marie Hosking | 669 |
Feminism and Constructionism | 687 |
Institutional Ethnography and Constructionism | 701 |
Ethnomethodology as a Provocation to Constructionism | 715 |
Contributions from Cultural Studies | 733 |
Writing Culture Holism and the Partialities | 753 |
Constructionist Research and Globalization | 767 |
Author Index | 785 |
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About the Editors | 813 |
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