Representing Reality: Discourse, Rhetoric and Social Construction
- ISBN-10
- 0803984111
- ISBN-13
- 9780803984110
- Series
- Representing Reality
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 253
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-10-14
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Author
- Jonathan Potter
Description
This book takes a fascinating tour of central ideas of social construction, and provides a unique and accessible overview of the different traditions in constructionist thought.
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Other editions
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- 1992-02-22
- 336 pages
- Ebook
- Indiana University Press
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- 1991
- 340 pages
- Paperback
- Indiana University Press
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