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The Proposal of Humanist Constructionism

open access: yesStudi di sociologia : 2, 2011, 2011
Sociological theory in the twentieth century polarized between collectivist doctrines which asserted social determinism and individualist ones which asserted the autonomous action of atomistically conceived individuals. The late 1900s also saw the advent of a kind of radical individualism which can be labelled «sociological minimalism».
Cesareo, Vincenzo, Vaccarini, Italo
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Constructionism

Annals of Tourism Research, 2012
Tomáš Pernecky
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Constructionism, Realism and Housing Theory

open access: yesThe Housingory and Society, 2002
This paper considers the theoretical postulates of the discourses of ‘objectivist realism’ and social constructionism and discusses their relevance to housing studies.
Peter Somerville, Bo Bengtsson
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Telling Tales of Relations: Appreciating Relational Constructionism

open access: yesOrganization Studies, 2011
The terms social constructionism and (social) constructivism are employed in the context of different problematics and different philosophical assumptions. This article presents ‘relational constructionism’ as a social science perspective.
Dian Marie Hosking
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Where Constructionism and Critical Realism Converge: Interrogating the Domain of Epistemological Relativism [PDF]

open access: yesOrganization Studies, 2011
The paper interrogates the status, nature and significance of epistemological relativism as a key element of constructionism and critical realism. It finds that epistemological relativism is espoused by authorities in critical realism and marginalized or
Ismael Al-Amoudi, Hugh Willmott
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A DEFENCE OF CONSTRUCTIONISM: PHILOSOPHY AS CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING [PDF]

open access: yesMetaphilosophy, 2011
This article offers an account and defence of constructionism, both as a metaphilosophical approach and as a philosophical methodology, with references to the so-called maker's knowledge tradition.
Luciano Floridi
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Social Constructionism

open access: yes, 2015
Now in its third edition, this successful book introduces students to the area of social science theory and research known as social constructionism.
Viv Burr, Burr, Vivien
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Relational Constructionism

The International Journal of Conflict Engagement and Resolution, 2013
Relational Constructionism: Generative Theory and Practice for Conflict Engagement and Resolution This article draws upon relational constructionist ideas to facilitate a meta-theoretical shift in conflict engagement and transformation. Based upon insight into conceptual and relational inter-dependency, two tasks are suggested as key aims for
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