Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-192) and indexes.
Introduction : what is social constructionism? -- Where do you get your personality from? -- Does language affect the way we think? -- What is a discourse? -- What does it mean to have power? -- Is there a real world outside discourse? -- Can individuals change society? -- What does it mean to be a person? I : the person as discourse-user -- What does it mean to be a person? II : the self as constructed in language -- What does it mean to be a person? III : subject positions in discourse -- What do discourse analysts do?
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An invaluable, clear guide to social constructionism for all perplexed students who want to begin to understand this difficult area.