Constructing Identities: The Social, the Nonhuman and Change

By Mike Michael

This volume provides a distinctive overview and analysis of the place of social constructionism in social psychology. The author′s arguments revolve around two key questions: How can social constructionism account for changes in human identities? In what ways might social constructionism accommodate a role for nonhumans - whether technological or natural′ - in the constitution of identity?

Michael locates these questions between recent innovations in social psychology and the highly influential contributions of actor-network theory, which has come to dominate the sociology of scientific knowledge.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803989520
• ISBN13: 9780803989528
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"