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Thinking about social problems : an introduction to constructionist perspectives

Title
Thinking about social problems : an introduction to constructionist perspectives / Donileen R. Loseke.
Author
Loseke, Donileen R., 1947-
Publication
New York : Aldine de Gruyter, ©1999.

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Description
xi, 227 pages; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Social problems and social issues
Uniform Title
Social problems and social issues
Subject
  • Social problems
  • Social problems > United States
  • Social perception
  • Social perception > United States
  • Social Problems
  • Social Perception
  • social issues
  • Soziale Probleme
  • Sociale problemen
  • Constructivisme
  • United States
  • USA
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-223) and index.
Contents
Issues in Studying Social Problems -- The Problem with Social Problems -- Social Problems as Objective Conditions and People in the Social World -- The Social Construction of Social Life and Social Problems -- Social Construction Questions About Social Problems -- An Invitation to Social Construction Perspectives on Social Problems -- The People and the Tasks in Constructing Social Problems -- Claims and Claims-Making -- Claims-Makers -- Audiences -- Claims Competition -- Constructing Successful Packages of Claims -- Constructing Moralities -- Morality Claims and the Complexity of Social Life -- Constructing Types of Moralities -- Moralities and Claims Competitions -- Claims-Making Strategies -- Claims and the Complexity of Social Life -- Constructing Conditions and People -- Claims and the Complexity of Social Life -- Constructing Types of Conditions -- Constructing Types of People -- Claims Competitions -- Claims-Making Strategies -- Claims and the Complexity of Social Life -- Constructing Solutions -- Solution Claims and the Complexity of Social Life -- Constructing Types of Solutions -- Solutions and Claims Competitions -- Claims-Making Strategies: Linking Morality, Conditions, People, and Solutions -- Claims-Making Strategies in the Public Policy Arena -- Claims and the Complexity of Social Life -- From Social Constructions to Social Actions -- Social Problems and Everyday Life -- Claims and the Complexity of Social Life -- Social Problem Claims and Categorizations.
ISBN
  • 0202306194
  • 9780202306193
  • 0202306208
  • 9780202306209
LCCN
98051926
OCLC
  • ocm40433217
  • 40433217
  • SCSB-8967261
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library