The Place of the Psyche in a Constructed World

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 723-746

  Gergen, Kenneth J ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

culture critique; discourse; metatheory; social construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031504473     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354397076001     Document Type: Article

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