An Invitation to Social Construction

Gergen, Kenneth J.

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“…This theoretical frame allows for a deeper understanding of the interrelation between masculinity, poverty and work as constructions affected by structural forces (gender, class, ethnicity and culture) and local contexts (Newman and Massengill, 2006;Schwand, 2000). This perspective draws on participants' everyday experiences to understand the meanings they attach to their lived realities as working men living in poverty (Gergen, 1999). Our constructivist view focuses on the meanings working men attach to poverty and work, on how participants' social selves are affected by dominant social values of masculinity and on how in-work poverty is experienced and justified.…”

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Masculinity, Poverty and Work: The Multiple Constructions of Work among Working Poor Men

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This article explores the impact of poverty on working men in light of the great diversity of the working poor population. Grounded upon a social constructivist theoretical framework and a comparative qualitative study of the working poor in Israel, this article examines the construction of ‘waged work’ among low income, Israeli working men. To illuminate the complex intersection of masculinity, poverty and waged work with ethnic and cultural categories, this unique study examines four different groups of Israeli citizens, corresponding to the main sub-groups of the Israeli population: secular, ultra-Orthodox, and immigrant Jews and Arab Israeli citizens.The article has five sections. The literature review briefly introduces the intersection of masculinity, poverty and waged work, presents some background about the social construction of masculinity in the local context and concludes with a short review of the definition of ‘working poor’. The context section explains concisely the background of this study, including the uniqueness of the Israeli labour market and some short references to the different sub-groups in the study. The methodology section specifies the theoretical framework, and the data gathering and analysis methods. The findings section presents an analysis of emerging themes. Finally, the discussion elaborates on the interrelation between masculinity, poverty and waged work in light of the great diversity among the working poor and the uniqueness of the Israeli labour market.

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Masculinity, Poverty and Work: The Multiple Constructions of Work among Working Poor Men

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“…The constructionist John Shotter (1995) writes about 'joint action' as a way of conceptualizing the social origins of thought and behavior. Kenneth Gergen (1999), drawing on the work of Lev Vygotsky and the philosophy of Mikhail Bakhtin, argues for a relational, dialogical approach to the self. He writes of the interconnectedness between people; we are locations in a network of myriad 'voices,' past and present.…”

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Social Constructionism

Burr

2015

International Encyclopedia of the Social &Amp; Behavioral Sciences

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Social constructionism is a term used to refer to a number of related theoretical approaches that challenge the underlying assumptions and research practices of mainstream psychology. Its insistence upon the historical and cultural specificity of all knowledge means that it constitutes a radical critique of the discipline. Its focus on the importance of language in the construction of people and events has led to the adoption of several varieties of discourse analysis as its research methods of choice.

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“…Children as young writers directly shape and are shaped by their live language uses and moment-to-moment actions and reactions to each other in particular temporal and spatial contexts (Bakhtin 1981;Bloome 2005;Gergen 1999Gergen , 2001. To put it simply, children's journey of becoming writers is not predetermined but ''immersed in their ongoing reflective discourses'' (Fecho 2011, p. 8) with selves and others.…”

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Exploring Young Children’s Writer Identity Construction through the Lens of Dialogism

Hong

2015

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Drawing on Bakhtinian dialogism and interactional sociolinguistics, the author explored how young English language learners become writers over time. With a focus on the children's dialogic writing processes rather than their products, the author aimed to trace the children's journey in becoming writers and make evident the evolvement of their identity as writers. In this light, their interactive discourses within and across particular but connected literacy events were studied. Discourse analysis was undertaken on the video segments and transcripts of three literacy events selected from different writing units across an academic year. It was found that the young writers evolved from ''others as authors,'' to ''self as an author,'' and to ''self as a reflective writer'' and the process of becoming a writer was ongoing and actively engaged multiple voices of the children, their teacher, and others. Further, the findings suggested that the dialogic becoming processes opened possibilities for young writers to discover and bring their different voices and selves to their writing and enhanced motivation relative to learning to write and writing to learn.Keywords Young children Á English language learners Á Writer identity Á Dialogism Á Discourse analysis Résumé En se basant sur le dialogisme bakhtinien et la sociolinguistique interactionnelle, l'auteur a étudié comment de jeunes apprentis de la langue anglaise deviennent écrivains au fil du temps. En mettant l'accent sur les processus dialogiques d'écriture des enfants plutôt que sur leurs résultats, l'auteur vise à retracer le parcours suivi par les enfants en devenant écrivains et rend évidente l'évolution & Huili Hong de leur identité en tant qu'écrivains. Dans cette optique, leurs discours interactifs, à l'intérieur et au travers d'événements d'alphabétisation particuliers mais reliés, ont été étudiés. L'analyse du discours a été effectuée à partir de segments vidéo et de transcriptions de trois événements d'alphabétisation sélectionnés parmi différentes unités d'écriture au cours d'une année scolaire. Il a été constaté que les jeunes écrivains ont évolué de « les autres comme auteurs » , à « moi-même comme auteur » , et à « moi-même comme écrivain réfléchi » , que le processus de devenir écrivain était en cours, et qu'il impliquait activement les multiples voix des enfants, de leur enseignant et des autres. En outre, les résultats suggèrent que le processus dialogique en devenir ouvrait des possibilités pour ces jeunes écrivains de découvrir et amener leur propre voix à leur écriture et augmentait leur motivation à apprendre à écrire et à écrire pour apprendre.Resumen Apoyándose en el dialogo Bakhtiniano y en la sociolingüística internacional, la autora explora cómo jóvenes estudiantes de inglés se convierten en escritores con el paso del tiempo. Con un enfoque en los procesos de la escritura dialógica de los niños en lugar de en sus productos, la autora tuvo como objetivo rastrear el viaje de los niños al hacerse escritores y hacer evidente la evolución de su id...

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An Invitation to Social Construction

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Masculinity, Poverty and Work: The Multiple Constructions of Work among Working Poor Men

Masculinity, Poverty and Work: The Multiple Constructions of Work among Working Poor Men

Social Constructionism

Exploring Young Children’s Writer Identity Construction through the Lens of Dialogism

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