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.
Introduction 1. The Constructionist Mosaic, Jaber F. Gubrium and James A. Holstein I. Foundations and Historical Context 2. The Philosophical Foundations of Constructionist Research, Darin Weinberg 3. Historical Development and Defining Issues of Constructionist Inquiry, Joel Best II. Constructionism across the Disciplines 4. Constructionism in Anthropology, James D. Faubion and George E. Marcus 5. Social Constructionist Perspectives in Communication Research, Elissa Foster and Arthur P. Bochner 6. Educational Constructionisms, Stanton Wortham and Kara Jackson 7. Social Constructionism in Management and Organization Studies, Dalvir Samra-Fredericks 8. Critical Constructionism in Nursing Research, Joanna Latimer 9. Social Construction and Psychological Inquiry, Kenneth J. Gergen and Mary M. Gergen 10. Social Constructions in the Study of Public Policy, Anne L. Schneider and Helen Ingram 11. Social Constructionism in Science and Technology Studies, Sal Restivo and Jennifer Croissant 12. Constructionism in Sociology, Scott R. Harris III. The Scope of Constructionist Inquiry 13. Foucauldian Constructionism, Leslie Miller 14. Discursive Constructionism, Jonathan Potter and Alexa Hepburn 15. Narrative Constructionist Inquiry, Andrew C. Sparkes and Brett Smith 16. Interactional Constructionism, Amir Marvasti 17. Claimsmaking, Culture, and the Media in the Social Construction Process, Kathleen S. Lowney 18. Strict and Contextual Constructionism in the Sociology of Deviance and Social Problems, Peter R. Ibarra IV. Strategies and Techniques 19. Constructionist Impulses in Ethnographic Fieldwork, James A. Holstein and Jaber F. Gubrium 20. Constructionism and the Grounded Theory Method, Kathy Charmaz 21. Constructionism and Discourse Analysis, Pirjo Nikander 22. A Social Constructionist Framing of the Research Interview, Mirka Koro-Ljungberg 23. Autoethnography as Constructionist Project, Laura L. Ellingson and Carolyn Ellis 24. Documents, Texts, and Archives in Constructionist Research, Annulla Linders V. The Social Construction of What? 25. The Constructed Body, Bryan S. Turner 26. The Social Construction of Emotion, Donileen R. Loseke and Margarethe Kusenbach 27. Constructing Gender: The Dancer and the Dance, Judith Lorber 28. The Construction of Sex and Sexualities, Sara L. Crawley and K. L. Broad 29. The Diverse Construction of Race and Ethnicity, Mitch Berbrier 30. Constructions of Medical Knowledge, Paul Atkinson and Maggie Gregory 31. Constructing Therapy and Its Outcomes, Gale Miller and Tom Strong 32. Constructionist Themes in the Historiography of the Nation, Bo Strath VI. Continuing Challenges 33. The Reality of Social Constructions, Stephen Pfohl 34. Can Constructionism Be Critical?, Dian Marie Hosking 35. Feminism and Constructionism, Barbara L. Marshall 36. Institutional Ethnography and Constructionism, Liza McCoy 37. Ethnomethodology as a Provocation to Constructionism, Michael Lynch 38. Saving Social Construction: Contributions from Cultural Studies, Joseph Schneider 39. Writing Culture, Holism, and the Partialities of Ethnographic Inquiry, Vered Amit 40. Constructionist Research and Globalization, Pertti Alasuutari
