Ken Gergen
Kenneth Gergen has research interests in narratives of the self; processes of social construction; psychological discourse, theory formation and evaluation; relational theory, rhetoric of inquiry; and culture critique.
Primary Interests:
- Aggression, Conflict, Peace
- Close Relationships
- Communication, Language
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Ethics and Morality
- Internet and Virtual Psychology
- Interpersonal Processes
- Research Methods, Assessment
- Self and Identity
- Sociology, Social Networks
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Social Construction
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40:00 Social Construction
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1:50 An Invitation to Social Construction
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8:10 Introduction to Relational Practices
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37:54 Duke University Graduate School Interview
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1:34:16 Constructivism and Positivism: From Conflict to Co-Creation
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29:04 An Invitation to Conversations About Constructionist Practices in Research
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46:53 A Relational Recovery From the Rage to Order
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1:24:25 Rethinking Social Science
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53:55 Children and Youth on the Edge: Collaborative Innovations in Education
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14:18 Duke University 2017 Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony
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Additional Videos
Books:
- Gergen, K. (2009). An invitation to social construction (2nd ed.). London: Sage.
- Gergen, K. (2001). The saturated self: Dilemmas of identity in contemporary life. New York: Basic Books. (Spanish edition, El yo saturado, Barcelona: Paidos. German edition, Das Ubersattigte Selbst, Heidelberg: Carl Auer, 1996. Greek edition, 1997. Danish edition, Det Maettede Selv, Dans Psykologisk Forlag, 2006; Polish edition, 2009).
- Gergen, K. (1997). Reality and relationships: Soundings in social construction. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. (Spanish edition, Realidades y Relaciones, Barcelona: Paidos; Danish edition, Virkelighed og relationer, Dansk Psykologisk Forlag, 1997. Japanese edition. Nakanishya Shuppan, 2004.)
- Gergen, K., & Davis, K. E. (1985). The social construction of the person. New York: Springer-Verlag.
- Gergen, K., & Graumann, C. F. (Eds.). (1996). Psychological discourse in historical perspective. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Gergen, K., Hosking, D., & Dachler, H. P. (1995). Management and organization: Relational alternatives to individualism. Aldershot: Avebury.
- Gergen, K. J. (2009). Relational being: Beyond self and community. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Gergen, K. J. (2006). Therapeutic realities: Collaboration, oppression and relational flow. Chagrin Falls, OH: Taos Institute Publications.
- Gergen, K. J., Schrader, S., & Gergen, M. (Eds.). (2008). Constructing worlds together: Interpersonal communication as relational process. Boston: Pearson.
- Gergen, K., & McNamee, S. (1991). Therapy as social construction. London: Sage. (Spanish edition, La terapia como construccion social, Barcelona: Paidos, 1996. Portugese edition, A terapia como construcao social, Porto Alegre: Artes Medicas, 1998: Japanese edition, 1997; Italian edition, La terapia come costruzione sociale, Milano: Franco Angeli, 1998.)
- Gergen, K., & Mcnamee, S. (1999). Relational responsibility: Resources for sustainable dialogue. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Gergen, K., Stam, H. J., & Rogers, T. B. (1987). Metapsychology: The analysis of psychological theory. New York: Praeger.
- Semin, G., & Gergen, K. (1990). Everyday understanding: Social and scientific implications. London: Sage.
Courses Taught:
- Concepts of the Person
- Identity and Community
- Personality Theory and Interpretation
- Reading Culture
- Self and Other
- Technology, Self, and Sociey
- The Self Theory, Ideology and Practice
Ken Gergen
Department of Psychology
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081
United States of America
- Phone: (610) 328-8434
- Fax: (610) 328-7814