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An Invitation to Social Construction

An Invitation to Social Construction

Kenneth J Gergen

This new edition of Kenneth J. Gergen’s celebrated text An Invitation to Social Construction is now even more accessible for students, offering a clear and thorough introduction to one of the most significant movements in contemporary ...
Playing with Purpose: Adventures in Performative Social Science

Playing with Purpose: Adventures in Performative Social Science

Mary M Gergen

Mary M. and Kenneth J. Gergen make a strong case for enriching the social sciences through performative work, establishing a framework for performative research and including many of their own performance works.
Relational Being: Beyond Self and Community

Relational Being: Beyond Self and Community

Kenneth J. Gergen

This book builds on two current developments in psychology scholarship and practice.
Social Construction in Context

Social Construction in Context

Kenneth J Gergen

This latest book by one the world's leading protagonists in the field will be welcomed not just by psychologists but by students, academics and professionals interested in social constructionism across a wide range of subjects.
Eyewitness To Power: The Essence of Leadership Nixon to Clinton

Eyewitness To Power: The Essence of Leadership Nixon to Clinton

David Gergen

Gergen begins Eyewitness to Power with his reminiscence of being the thirty-year-old chief of the White House speechwriting team under Richard Nixon, a young man at the center of the Watergate storm.
Behavioral Theory in Sociology: Essays in Honor of George C. ...

Behavioral Theory in Sociology: Essays in Honor of George C. ...

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Essays in Honor of George C. Homans George Caspar Homans, Robert Lee Hamblin, John H. Kunkel. Social. Exchange. Theory. in. a. World. of. Transient. Fact. Kenneth J. Gergen Over a decade has passed since the initial publication of  ...
Social exchange: advances in theory and research

Social exchange: advances in theory and research

Kenneth J. Gergen

The most ambitious attempt to evaluate the status of exchange theory can be found in John Chadwick-Jones's (1976) Social Exchange Theory: Its Structure and Influence in Social Psychology. In this truly monumental work, Chadwick- Jones ...
The Kenneth Roberts Reader

The Kenneth Roberts Reader

Kenneth Lewis Roberts

Here is a generous and varied helping of Kenneth Roberts's writing. Originally published in 1945, the book is filled with action, drama, humor, and intimate conversation, and is sure to delight the most cosmopolitan tastes.
Who's In, Who's Out: The Journal and Letters of Kenneth Rose

Who's In, Who's Out: The Journal and Letters of Kenneth Rose

Kenneth Rose

Kenneth Rose used his meticulousness and style to produce six million words in various books, journalism and correspondence. As an historian, Rose made objective observation a sculpted craft.
Self-Help and Mutual Aid Groups: International and ...

Self-Help and Mutual Aid Groups: International and ...

Francine Lavoie

... Kenneth Bachrach, and Robert E. Hess • Aging and Prevention: New Approaches for Preventing Health and Mental ... in Mental Health: Conceptual and Empirical Foundations, edited by Kenneth I. Pargament, Kenneth I. Maton, and Robert ...
Prevention and School Transitions

Prevention and School Transitions

Leonard Jason

... A. Hennalin • Strategies for Needs Assessment in Prevention, edited by Alex Zautra, Kenneth Bachrach, and Robert E ... edited by Kenneth I. Pargament, Kenneth L Maton, and Robert E. Hess • Religion and Prevention in Mental Health : ...
Historical essays in honor of Kenneth R. Rossman

Historical essays in honor of Kenneth R. Rossman

Kenneth R. Rossman

Kenneth R. Rossman, R. Kent Newmyer. ents of the contributors. They are also a reflection of the catholic scope of Rossman's teaching and interests. In all the essays there is a commitment to understanding through historical inquiry — a value ...
The Legacy of John Kenneth Galbraith

The Legacy of John Kenneth Galbraith

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John Kenneth Galbraith and Post Keynesian Tradition in Economics Steven Pressman 1 2. The Abiding Economics of John Kenneth Galbraith James K. Galbraith 17 3. J.K. Galbraith and the Nature of Modern Money Paul Davidson & Stephen ...
Generations of Littlefield tracks across America: a family ...

Generations of Littlefield tracks across America: a family ...

Cassius C. Martin

JOHN KENNETH MARTIN - Rehabilitation Counselor and U.S. Army Veteran - John Kenneth Martin was born April 10, 1941, the oldest child born to Basil Kenneth and Katheryn (Petersen) Martin. John discribes his life below: Delivery Doctor ...
Reflections and Connections: Essays in Honor of Kenneth S. ...

Reflections and Connections: Essays in Honor of Kenneth S. ...

Ann M. Marek

Teachers, researchers, and theoreticians whose work has been influenced by Kenneth Goodman contribute articles to this book.
A case study of plan implementation in the former Northern ...

A case study of plan implementation in the former Northern ...

Kenneth Lupton

Kenneth Lupton. CENTRE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARTA A CASE STUDY OF PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IN THE FORMER NORTHERN REGION OF NIGERIA, 1962- 68. BY KENNETH ...
A Race to the Wing! Ideological Divergence Among Candidates ...

A Race to the Wing! Ideological Divergence Among Candidates ...

Matthew T. Jette

Number of Candidate Source Party State Candidates Date Reagan Dr. Kenneth Benoit Republican NH 7 02/20/80 Reagan Dr. Kenneth Benoit Republican NH 2 02/23/80 Reagan Dr. Kenneth Benoit Republican SC 4 02/28/80 Reagan Dr.
The Beast of Revelation:

The Beast of Revelation:

Kenneth Gentry

Kenneth L. Gentry's scholarly skills are evidenced in this fascinating book.
Mechanical Design: Theory and Methodology

Mechanical Design: Theory and Methodology

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Introduction Kenneth J. Waldron and Manjula B. Waldron The Influence of the Designer's Expertise on the Design Process Manjula B. Waldron and Kenneth J. Waldron Methods of Studying Mechanical Design Manjula B. Waldron and Kenneth ...
A Companion to Astronomy and Astrophysics: Chronology and ...

A Companion to Astronomy and Astrophysics: Chronology and ...

Kenneth Lang

Chronology and Glossary with Data Tables Kenneth Lang. TABLE 35 Meteor showers - comets" Meteor Shower4 Comet "Meteor showers that occur when the Earth intersects the orbit of the comet given here. Adapted from Lang, Kenneth R. , ...
The Scots Fiddle: (Vol 3) Tunes, Tales & Traditions of the ...

The Scots Fiddle: (Vol 3) Tunes, Tales & Traditions of the ...

J. Murray Neil

... Mackenzie Alister Mackenzie John MacKay Alister Mackenzie Kenneth Kennedy Addie Harper Donald Riddell Kenneth Kennedy Aonghas Grant Kenneth Kennedy Boyd Gordon Hamish Johnston Hamish Johnston Hamish Johnston 59 60 ...
A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail: Ming China and the ...

A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail: Ming China and the ...

Kenneth M. Swope

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Swope, Kenneth. A dragon's head and a serpent's tail : Ming China and the first Great East Asian War, 1592— 1598 / Kenneth M. Swope. p. cm. — [Campaigns and commanders ,- v.
S'MORE PARABLES FROM PARADISE

S'MORE PARABLES FROM PARADISE

Kenneth Smith

Kenneth Smith. RAILROAD. CROSSINGS. “How great is the love the father has lavished on us, that we should be called children ofGod! And that iswhat we are! The reason the world does notknow usis that it did not know him. Dear friends ...
Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives

Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives

Christopher Gergen

Business school professors Donald Sull and Dominic Houlder call this “active inertia.” When we are moving full throttle toward achieving our goals, a number of the components that led to success actually inhibit us from future success. As Sull  ...

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