Social constructionism is one of the key ideas in the social sciences‎,‎ offering different frameworks for understanding the human world‎.‎ But what does it mean when we say that something is ‎'‎socially constructed‎'‎‎?‎ What exactly do we construct in our social interaction‎?‎ And what actually ‎'‎does‎'‎ the constructing‎?‎ This dynamic text invites critical reflection on these questions and more‎,‎ outlining the various ways that social constructionist theory has been utilised in the social sciences‎.‎ Hjelm introduces the basic assumptions of social constructionism ‎- before examining the differences between various constructionist traditions and perspectives ‎- from Berger and Luckmann‎'‎s sociology of knowledge‎,‎ to constructionist approaches in social psychology and discourse analysis‎.‎ Through a diverse range of case studies on religion‎,‎ crime‎,‎ gender and the media‎,‎ the chapters demonstrate how to apply constructionist ideas in empirical social research‎.‎ "Social Constructionisms" is thus an invaluable source for students and scholars across the social sciences‎.‎