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Conversational realities : constructing life through language / John Shotter.

By: Shotter, John.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Inquiries in social construction.Publisher: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1993Description: 201 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0803989326; 0803989334 (pbk.).Subject(s): Conversational analysis | Sociolinguistics | Interpersonal relationsDDC classification: 306.44
Contents:
Introduction: a rhetorical-responsive version of social constructionism -- Part I: A rhetorical-responsive version of social constructionism -- The conversational background of social life: beyond representationalism -- Situating social constructionism: knowing 'from within' -- Dialogue and rhetoric in the construction of social relations -- Part II: Realism, the imaginary and a world of events -- The limits of realism -- Social life and the imaginary -- Linguistic relativity in a world of events -- Part III: Conversational realities -- In search of a past: therapeutic re-authoring -- Real and counterfeit constructions in interpersonal relations -- The manager as a practical author: conversations for action -- Rhetoric and the recovery of civil society -- Epilogue: Rhetorical-responsive social constructionism in summary form -- Afterword / Roy Bhaskar.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This imaginative and original book challenges the traditional scientific view that naturally occurring psychological and sociological `realities′ are to be discovered underlying appearances. Instead, it claims that such orderly realities are both socially constructed and sustained within the context of people′s disorderly, everyday conversational activities.

John Shotter′s interdisciplinary analysis highlights the socially contested but imaginary nature of many of the `things′ we talk about in social life and illuminates the processes of their construction. He offers a broad-ranging exploration of the rhetorical, argumentative nature of conversational communication, using examples from psychotherapy, management and everyday life.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-196) and index.

Introduction: a rhetorical-responsive version of social constructionism -- Part I: A rhetorical-responsive version of social constructionism -- The conversational background of social life: beyond representationalism -- Situating social constructionism: knowing 'from within' -- Dialogue and rhetoric in the construction of social relations -- Part II: Realism, the imaginary and a world of events -- The limits of realism -- Social life and the imaginary -- Linguistic relativity in a world of events -- Part III: Conversational realities -- In search of a past: therapeutic re-authoring -- Real and counterfeit constructions in interpersonal relations -- The manager as a practical author: conversations for action -- Rhetoric and the recovery of civil society -- Epilogue: Rhetorical-responsive social constructionism in summary form -- Afterword / Roy Bhaskar.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • A Rhetorical-Responsive Version of Social Constructionism
  • Part 1 A Rhetorical-Responsive Version of Social Constructionism
  • The Conversational Background of Social Life
  • Beyond Representation
  • Situating Social Constructionism
  • Knowing 'From Within'
  • Dialogue and Rhetoric in the Construction of Social Relations
  • Part 2 Realism, The Imaginary and A World Of Events
  • The Limits of Realism
  • Social Life and the Imaginary
  • Linguistic Relativity in a World of Events
  • Part 3 Conversational Realities
  • In Search of a Past
  • Therapeutic Re-Authoring
  • Real and Counterfeit Constructions in Interpersonal Relations
  • The Manager as a Practical Author
  • Conversations for Action
  • Rhetoric and the Recovery of Civil Society
  • Epilogue
  • Rhetorical-Responsive Social Constructionism in Summary Form
  • Afterword

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