LitArk » Books » Politics

Gale Miller - Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory

Here you can read online Gale Miller - Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory full text of the book (entire story) in english for free. Download pdf and epub, get meaning, cover and reviews about this ebook. year: 1993, publisher: Routledge, genre: Politics. Description of the work, (preface) as well as reviews are available. Best literature library LitArk.com created for fans of good reading and offers a wide selection of genres:

Romance novel Science fiction Adventure Detective Science History Home and family Prose Art Politics Computer Non-fiction Religion Business Children Humor

Choose a favorite category and find really read worthwhile books. Enjoy immersion in the world of imagination, feel the emotions of the characters or learn something new for yourself, make an fascinating discovery.

Book:
Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory
Author:
Gale Miller / James A Holstein
Publisher:
Routledge
Genre:
Books / Politics
Year:
1993
Rating:
3 / 5
Favourites:
Add to favourites
Your mark:
- 60
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5

Description
Author's other books
Similar books

Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory: summary, description and annotation

We offer to read an annotation, description, summary or preface (depends on what the author of the book "Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory" wrote himself). If you haven't found the necessary information about the book — write in the comments, we will try to find it.

Constructionist Controversies reviews the substantial contributions to social problems theory that have been made by social constructionist theorists and examines debates about the future of this perspective. Intended for the student, the volume provides a succinct formulation of all the major issues of social constructionism by contributors who are well recognized within the field for the strength with which they articulate their own widely varied viewpoints.

Gale Miller: author's other books

Who wrote Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory? Find out the surname, the name of the author of the book and a list of all author's works by series.

Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory — read online for free the complete book (whole text) full work

Below is the text of the book, divided by pages. System saving the place of the last page read, allows you to conveniently read the book "Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory" online for free, without having to search again every time where you left off. Put a bookmark, and you can go to the page where you finished reading at any time.

Light

Font size:

↓

↑

Reset

Interval:

↓

↑

Bookmark:

Make

Constructionist Controversies

First published 1993 by Transaction Publishers

Published 2017 by Routledge

2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon 0X14 4RN

711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

Notice:

Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe.

Library of Congress Catalog Number: 92-36979

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Miller, Gale.

Constructionist controversies : issues in social problems theory /

Gale Miller and James A. Holstein.

p. cm.(Social problems and social issues)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-202-30457-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Social problems. 2. SociologyPhilosophy. I. Holstein, James A. II. Title. III. Series.

HN28.M55 1993

361.1dc20

92-36979

CIP

ISBN: 13: 978-0-202-30457-1 (pbk)

CONTENTS

Gale Miller and James A. Holstein

Peter R. Ibarra and John I. Kitsuse

Jaber F. Gubrium

Melvin Pollner

David Bogen and Michael Lynch

Joel Best

James A. Holstein and Gale Miller

Leslie J. Miller

Michal M. McCall

Herman Gray

Donileen R. Loseke

Joel Best	Department of Sociology Southern Illinois University Carbondale
David Bogen	Humanities and Social Sciences Emerson College
Herman Gray	Sociology Board University of California Santa Cruz
Jaber F. Gubrium	Department of Sociology University of Florida
James A. Holstein	Department of Social and Cultural Sciences Marquette University
Peter R. Ibarra	Sociology Board University of California Santa Cruz
John I. Kitsuse	Sociology Board University of California Santa Cruz
Donileen Loseke	Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Skidmore College
Michael Lynch	Department of Sociology Boston College
Michal M. McCall	Department of Sociology Macalester College
Gale Miller	Department of Social and Cultural Sciences Marquette University
Leslie J. Miller	Department of Sociology University of Calgary
Melvin Pollner	Department of Sociology University of California Los Angeles

This book rekindles some of the controversies that have animated the study of social problems for the past twenty years. The social constructionist approach to social problems theory has been both provocative and controversial since its introduction by John Kitsuse and Malcolm Spector during the 1970s. This volume reexamines constructionist theorizing and considers a variety of arguments it has generated. The cornerstone of the book is a paper by John Kitsuse and Peter Ibarra which addresses some of the major controversies that have emerged in recent years. The paper is a point of departure for further consideration of some of the disputes that continue to flourish.

This is a unique group of essays. The authors of this collectionand its companion volume, Reconsidering Social Constructionism: Debates in Social Problems Theory (Aldine de Gruyter 1993), represent diverse perspectives, but they share an interest in what the constructionist perspective on social problems has to offer. While the essays present a wide range of opinions, each offers a healthy dose of constructive criticism. Consequently, we hold little hope for resolving disputes, but rather hope to animate further debates and discussions.

This volume is organized around several recent controversies relating to the constructionist perspective. Part I offers a diverse set of commentaries on the perspective, beginning with Ibarra and Kitsuse's bold pronouncement on the state of constructionism and the directions it should pursue in the future. Other essays in the section raise a set of important issues that constructionists must engage if the perspective is to continue to be a productive source of social problems scholarship and research. Part II offers some provocative suggestions for expanding the constructionist program. Some of the essays call for extensions of familiar constructionist themes, while others bring ethnomethodological, poststructural, feminist, and critical perspectives into the constructionist picture.

Throughout the volume, our intent is to articulate alternative points of view on the constructionist project, using the arising tensions as opportunities for theoretical clarification and growth. Some of the perspectives represented here are not generally associated with the constructionist program, but we hope that bringing disparate approaches to bear on a common theme might provoke new ways of looking at, and doing, the sociology of social problems.

John Kitsuse has been at the forefront of the sociology of deviance and social problems since he arrived at Northwestern University in 1958. There, and later at the University of California at Santa Cruz, Kitsuse pursued a consistently radical program of constructionist studies that has transformed American sociology. While his work has clear affinities for what has come to be known as labeling theory," Kitsuse's analysis has been distinguished by its uncompromising constitutive emphasis. His early collaborations with Aaron Cicourel and, later, with Malcolm Spector, represent foundational pieces in the constructionist program that challenged the dominant sociological paradigms of the mid-twentieth century. Generations of sociologists are indebted to his clear and forceful articulations of the approach.

We are very much indebted to John for his work over the years, and for his contribution to this collection. Perhaps no higher tribute can be paid to a scholar than for his friends, colleagues, and detractors to get riled up over what he has to say. We think this collection is evidence that John Kitsuse can still provoke a good argument.

We have many people besides John and his coauthor, Peter Ibarra, to thank for making this project possible. Ron Troyer organized a social problems colloquium at the meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems in 1989 that sparked many of the debates that we have pursued in this collection. Some of the papers in the volume got their start at that session. We are deeply indebted to all the contributors to this book for their superb essays.

Getting a project of this magnitude into print is not an easy task. Joel Best, editor of Aldine de Gruyter's series in Social Problems and Social Issues" was enthusiastic about the project from the start. Executive Editor Richard Koffler has been a tremendous help in working out the details and making it possible to publish the two volume set. They deserve our special thanks. Finally, Arlene Perazzini and Mike Sola have done a superbly professional job in pulling this difficult project together into a final product.

Light

Font size:

↓

↑

Reset

Interval:

↓

↑

Bookmark:

Make

Similar books «Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory»

Look at similar books to Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory. We have selected literature similar in name and meaning in the hope of providing readers with more options to find new, interesting, not yet read works.

Joel Best

Images of Issues: Typifying Contemporary Social Problems

Steven Seidman

The New Social Theory Reader

Jan Storø

Practical social pedagogy

James A. Holstein

Reconsidering Social Constructionism: Debates in Social Problems Theory

Christopher Thorpe

Social Theory for Social Work: Ideas and Applications

James Wright

Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science

Titus Hjelm

Social Constructionisms: Approaches to the Study of the Human World

Nathan Holbert

Designing Constructionist Futures: The Art, Theory, and Practice of Learning Designs

William Outhwaite

Critical Theory and Contemporary Europe

Larry Barnett

Legal Construct, Social Concept: A Macrosociological Perspective on Law (Social Institutions and Social Change Series)

Pip Jones

Introducing Social Theory

Steven Seidman

Contested Knowledge: Social Theory Today

Reviews about «Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory»

Discussion, reviews of the book Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory and just readers' own opinions. Leave your comments, write what you think about the work, its meaning or the main characters. Specify what exactly you liked and what you didn't like, and why you think so.