Introduction to Constructionist Futures: New Directions in Social Problems Theory

Donileen R. Loseke

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Donileen R. Loseke University of South Florida, U.S.A.

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Author Biography

Donileen R. Loseke, University of South Florida, U.S.A.

Donileen R. Loseke is a Professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida. Her books include The Battered Woman and Shelters: The Social Construction of Wife Abuse, Thinking About Social Problems: An Introduction to Constructionist Perspectives, and Methodological Thinking: Basic Principles of Social Research Design. She has served as chair of the Theory Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems and President of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction. Her long-term interests have been in exploring relationships among culture, narrative, and emotions from social constructionist perspectives.

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