Being constructive: Social constructionism and the environment

Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 297-316

  Burningham, Kate ^a   Cooper, Geoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Realism; Social constructionism; Social criticism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033130576     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/S0038038599000280     Document Type: Article

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