"social constructionism" (written with "on" not "v") is a term used by
kenneth gergen and rightly criticized by ernst von glasersfeld for taking
social relations as ontological givens.
-----Original Message-----
From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related
research in Design [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gavin
Melles
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 2:33 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Research Practice and Design
Hi Kluas, Ranulph and others
It really doesn't pay to mix terms and make parallels between constructivism
and social constructionism - although the two are commonly confused. I take
Klaus to be, from everything I've read and seen to be a social
constructionist although probably (like Rorty, Foucualt, and others) he woud
prefer to not be 'boxed' into the label but wish to assent to the major
principles, which has strong purchase in social pyschoogy and health
research - but not only there (I abbreviate). A little reading (start with
Burr, 1995) might help avoid terminological confusion and also see the roots
and connections of this approach to the age old concern in sociology to the
agency-society questions (which Giddens, Bourdieu, Foucault, and others all
gave different answer to)
Burr, V. (1995). An introduction to social constructionism. London ; New
York: Routledge.* Gannett, C. (1992). Gender and the journal : diaries and
academic discourse. Albany: State University of New York Press.
Gillon, E. (2007). Person-centred counselling psychology : an introduction.
Los Angeles ; London: SAGE.
Greenwood, J. D. (1994). Realism, identity, and emotion : reclaiming social
psychology. London ; Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Harding, N. M., & Palfrey, C. (1997). The social construction of dementia :
confused professionals? London ; Philadelphia: J.
Holstein, J. A., & Miller, G. (1993). Reconsidering social constructionism :
debates in social problems theory. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
Hughes, J., Louw, S., & Sabat, S. R. (2006). Dementia : mind, meaning, and
the person. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.
Jacobs, K., Kemeny, J., & Manzi, T. (2004). Social constructionism in
housing research. Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT, USA:
Ashgate.
Michael, M. (1996). Constructing identities : the social, the nonhuman and
change. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage.
Miller, G., & Holstein, J. A. (2003). Challenges and choices :
constructionist perspectives on social problems. Hawthorne, N.Y.: Aldine de
Gruyter.
Shotter, J. (1993). Cultural politics of everyday life : social
constructionism, rhetoric and knowing of the third kind. Buckingham: Open
University Press.
Dr Gavin Melles
Lecturer, Research Degree Skills
Faculty of Design
Swinburne University of Technology
Mob (03) 0402927278
>>> Klaus Krippendorff <[log in to unmask]> 08/02/08 5:41 PM
>>> >>>
ranulph,
i am uncomfortable with your distinction between whether society comes from
individuals, or individuals come from society and with putting me on one
side of the distinction. i think you are creating a chicken and egg problem
here.
i think when you want to call radical (cognitive) constructivism and radical
social constructivism by the same name, you make the reductionism of a
cognitive approach as manifest in the cognitive sciences invisible. this is
why i prefer not to mix them up
klaus.
_____
From: Ranulph Glanville [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:03 PM
To: Debiprasad Dash
Cc: Klaus Krippendorff
Subject: Re: Research Practice and Design
DP
I mean that the argument made in social constructivism (which I generally
prefer to call constructionism) is not the same in either intention, or in
outcome, as the argument I like to make (and which I shall not repeat here).
And I think the difference between the two may come about through (what may
be simplistically presented as) whether one takes the position that society
comes from individuals, or individuals come from society. I believe that
Klaus and I may take different positions on this.
There is always a problem when there are different contexts and histories of
discussion shared between email recipients!
Ranulph
On 6 Feb 2008, at 22:52, Klaus Krippendorff wrote:
debiprasad
you asked "so what?" -- the idea that science could be regarded as a special
case of design is being worked on where i pointed you to. if you are
interested in following that idea, you are invited to look there -- that's
what!
klaus
_____
From: Debiprasad Dash [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 8:30 AM
To: Ranulph Glanville; Klaus Krippendorff
Subject: Re: Research Practice and Design
Ranulph and Klaus,
To Klaus: So what?
To Ranulph: What do you mean?
I am lost.
DP
--
On 05/02/2008, Ranulph Glanville <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I'd accept this, Klaus, but I think the argument is different and so is the
intention and the outcome. But I think this again goes back to the question
of whether you start from the social or from the individual, and there I
think we part company.
Best, Ranulph
On 4 Feb 2008, at 19:00, Klaus Krippendorff wrote:
science as a special case of design is the premise of social constructivism
in various incarnations
klaus
-----
Swinburne University of Technology
CRICOS Provider Code: 00111D
NOTICE
This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended only for the
use of the addressee. They may contain information that is privileged or
protected by copyright. If you are not the intended recipient, any
dissemination, distribution, printing, copying or use is strictly
prohibited. The University does not warrant that this e-mail and any
attachments are secure and there is also a risk that it may be corrupted in
transmission. It is your responsibility to check any attachments for viruses
or defects before opening them. If you have received this transmission in
error, please contact us on +61 3 9214 8000 and delete it immediately from
your system. We do not accept liability in connection with computer virus,
data corruption, delay, interruption, unauthorised access or unauthorised
amendment.
Please consider the environment before printing this email.
|
