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Studies in Meaning 4: Constructivist Perspectives on Theory, Practice, and Social Justice

Studies in Meaning 4: Constructivist Perspectives on Theory, Practice, and Social Justice

Neimeyer, Robert A.
Raskin, Jonathan D.
Bridges, Sara K.

Paperback

Series: Sim, Book 4

General PsychologyMental Health

ISBN10: 0944473989
ISBN13: 9780944473986
Publisher: Pace University Press
Published: Feb 24 2010
Pages: 424
Weight: 1.24
Height: 0.86 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This volume addresses cutting edge issues in constructivist psychology dealing with theory, practice, and social justice. The volume begins by delving into thorny issues of meaning and communication from both radical constructivist and social constructionist perspectives. Building on this, prominent practitioners share advances in research and practice related to constructivist therapy - including work exploring grief, love, and narrative. From there, the volume pays special attention to constructivist conceptions of social justice as they relate to working with torture survivors, mentoring graduate students, and dealing with the objectification of women; it even uses constructivist theory to reflexively examine the limits of social justice counseling as a theoretical orientation. Finally, the volume comes full circle by revisiting theory - this time exploring the value preferences that often infuse research on epistemological beliefs, the metaphor of the psychotherapist-as-philosopher-of-science, and the contentious status of individualism within pragmatism and constructivism. In sum, Studies in Meaning 4 highlights constructivism's multiplicity through thirteen stimulating and, at times, controversial scholarly contributions intended to sharpen the implications of constructivism for social critique and psychological practice.

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