Einführung in den sozialen Konstruktionismus

Social constructionism is an orientation of social psychology that investigates how social reality is produced through linguistic means. Everything that is apparently real is constructed through relationships. The roots of this approach lie in the USA. For some years now, however, it has also been perceived in Europe as promising, innovative and promising for the future. Kenneth J. Gergen is considered the leading exponent of this insight. In this introduction, he and his wife, Mary Gergen, aim to provide a basic understanding of the powerful ideas of Social Constructionism. In five chapters, the authors lead through the most important theoretical developments and the practical implications of constructivist scenarios in organizations, psychotherapy, education, conflict resolution, social research and in everyday life. This concludes.