The Social Construction of Communities

The Social Construction of Communities
Author: Mark D. Varien
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2008-08-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 075911238X

The Social Construction of Communities draws on archaeological research in the Southwest to examine how communities are created through social interaction. The archaeological record of the Southwest is important for its precise dating, exceptional preservation, large number of sites, and length of occupation—making it most intensively researched archaeological regions in the world. Taking advantage of that rich archaeological record, the contributors to this volume present case studies of the Mesa Verde, Rio Grande, Kayenta, Mogollon, and Hohokam regions. The result is an enhanced understanding of the ancient Southwest, a new appreciation for the ways in which humans construct communities and transform society, and an expanded theoretical discussion of the foundational concepts of modern social theory.

Symbolic Construction of Community

Symbolic Construction of Community
Author: Anthony P. Cohen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2013-03-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1134947488

Anthony Cohen makes a distinct break with earlier approaches to the study of community, which treated the subject in largely structural terms. His view is interpretive and experiential, seeing the community as a cultural field with a complex of symbols whose meanings vary among its members. He delineates a concept applicable to local and ethnic communities through which people see themselves as belonging to society. The emphasis on boundary is sensitive to the circumstances in which people become aware of the implications of belonging to a community, and describes how they symbolise and utilise these boundaries to give substance to their values and identities.

The Social Construction of Virtue

The Social Construction of Virtue
Author: George W. Noblit
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780791430798

Examines how schools function as agents and transmitters of moral life in communities.

The Social Construction of Community Care

The Social Construction of Community Care
Author: Anthea Symonds
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 327
Release: 1998-11-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1349141070

This book represents a new development in the discussion of community care policies with its integrated approach addressed to both community nurses and social workers. It includes contributions from practitioners in both fields, as well as lecturers and researchers in sociology and social policy. The overall theme of the book is the concept of 'community' as a social and cultural construction. The authors begin with an account of the historical construction of community care, followed by explorations of the actual practice of the delivery of care and of the needs of particular groups within the community.

The Social Construction of Technological Systems

The Social Construction of Technological Systems
Author: Wiebe E. Bijker
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 428
Release: 1989
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780262521376

"The impact of technology on society is clear and unmistakeable. The influence of society on technology is more subtle. The 13 essays in this book have been written by a diverse group of scholars united by a common interest in creating a new field - the sociology of technology. They draw on a wide array of case studies - from cooking stoves to missile systems, from 15th-century Portugal to today's Al labs - to outline an original research program based on a synthesis of ideas from the social studies of science and the history of technology. Together they affirm the need for a study of technology that gives equal weight to technical, social, economic, and political questions"--Back cover.

Human Rights as Social Construction

Human Rights as Social Construction
Author: Benjamin Gregg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2011-12-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1139505416

Most conceptions of human rights rely on metaphysical or theological assumptions that construe them as possible only as something imposed from outside existing communities. Most people, in other words, presume that human rights come from nature, God, or the United Nations. This book argues that reliance on such putative sources actually undermines human rights. Benjamin Gregg envisions an alternative; he sees human rights as locally developed, freely embraced, and indigenously valid. Human rights, he posits, can be created by the average, ordinary people to whom they are addressed, and that they are valid only if embraced by those to whom they would apply. To view human rights in this manner is to increase the chances and opportunities that more people across the globe will come to embrace them.

Therapy as Social Construction

Therapy as Social Construction
Author: Sheila McNamee
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1992-12-10
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780803983038

Explores the possibilities for the therapeutic process of adopting a social constructionist perspective. Topics covered in this text include the theoretical basis for social constructionist therapy, and various approaches in practice, such as irreverant therapy and the not-knowing therapist.

The Social Construction of Man, the State and War

The Social Construction of Man, the State and War
Author: Franke Wilmer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2004-04-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135956219

The Social Construction of Man, the State, and War is the fist book on conflict in the former Yugoslavia to look seriously at the issue of ethnic identity, rather than treating it as a given, an unquestionable variable. Combining detailed analysis with a close reading of historical narratives, documentary evidence, and first-hand interviews conducted in the former Yugoslavia, Wilmer sheds new light on how ethnic identity is constructed, and what that means for the future of peace and sovereignty throughout the world.