SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM IN HOUSING RESEARCH by Mr. Jim Kemeny, Dr. Keith Jacobs (Editor), Mr. Tony Manzi (Editor) ( 9780754638377 )

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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM IN HOUSING RESEARCH

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Mr. Jim Kemeny, Dr. Keith Jacobs (Editor), Mr. Tony Manzi (Editor)

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0754638375

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9780754638377

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Pub. date:

20 December, 2004

Pages:

230

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By stressing the importance of subjectivity and interpretation, social construstionism offers a different conception of reality from the traditional approach to housing policy analysis. Provided here is an up-to-date review of the social constructionist perspective which considers its philosophical basis. Jacobs from Uni of Tasmania.

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By stressing the importance of subjectivity and interpretation, social constructionism offers a different conception of reality from the traditional approach to housing policy analysis. This book provides an up-to-date review of the social constructionist perspective and considers its philosophical basis. It discusses how social problems are constructed and, in turn, how this informs policy-making. It is divided into two parts. The first section is theoretical and discusses the variety of conceptual approaches utilised within the constructionist paradigm. The second part provides a number of empirically based case studies from the UK and Australia to illustrate the different methodologies that form the social constructionist corpus. The book also evaluates both the criticisms that have been made against the social constructionist perspective and the strengths and weaknesses of constructionist methods. It therefore contributes to the development of a future research agenda for social constructionist research in housing and urban policy.

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Includes 4 b&w illustrations

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Ashgate Publishing Limited

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