🏗️ Social Constructionism

Books that argue our most seemingly natural categories — gender, race, illness, knowledge itself — are built by human agreement, and can therefore be questioned and rebuilt.

How Emotions Are Made

by Lisa Feldman Barrett • 2017

Emotions aren't hardwired. They're built fresh each time from prediction, body, and culture.

4.09

13k+

🔬 Affective Neuroscience 🧠 Psychology Of Emotion 🔮 Predictive Processing 🧘 Body Mind Connection 🌍 Cultural Psychology

How Emotions Are Made

Emotions aren't hardwired. They're built fresh each time from prediction, body, and culture.

by Lisa Feldman Barrett 2017

4.09

13k+ ratings

🔬 Affective Neuroscience 🧠 Psychology Of Emotion 🔮 Predictive Processing 🧘 Body Mind Connection 🌍 Cultural Psychology

Sensemaking in Organizations

by Karl E. Weick • 1995

Organizations don't just respond to reality. They create it together, story by story.

4.07

138

🏢 Organizational Behavior 🧠 Organizational Cognition 🌫️ Ambiguity Management 📖 Organizational Narrative 📚 Organizational Learning

Sensemaking in Organizations

Organizations don't just respond to reality. They create it together, story by story.

by Karl E. Weick 1995

4.07

138 ratings

🏢 Organizational Behavior 🧠 Organizational Cognition 🌫️ Ambiguity Management 📖 Organizational Narrative 📚 Organizational Learning

The Social Construction of Reality

by Peter L. Berger • 1966

The world you take for granted is built: how everyday talk, habit, and institutions make reality.

4.11

4k+

🧠 Sociology Of Knowledge 🔍 Phenomenological Sociology 🏠 Everyday Life 🏛️ Institutional Analysis 🪞 Identity And Society

The Social Construction of Reality

The world you take for granted is built: how everyday talk, habit, and institutions make reality.

by Peter L. Berger 1966

4.11

4k+ ratings

🧠 Sociology Of Knowledge 🔍 Phenomenological Sociology 🏠 Everyday Life 🏛️ Institutional Analysis 🪞 Identity And Society

Sexing the Body

by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000

Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.

4.16

3k+

🔬 Feminist Science Studies 🌈 Intersex Advocacy 🧠 Biological Essentialism 💉 Medical Ethics ⚖️ Biopolitics

Sexing the Body

Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.

by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000

4.16

3k+ ratings

🔬 Feminist Science Studies 🌈 Intersex Advocacy 🧠 Biological Essentialism 💉 Medical Ethics ⚖️ Biopolitics

The Psychology of Sex

by Meg John Barker • 2018

Sexuality runs on spectrums, not switches. Culture writes the script your body follows.

3.88

185

🧠 Sexual Psychology 🔍 Critical Psychology 🌈 Sexual Diversity 🤝 Consent Culture 🏳️‍🌈 Sexual Identity

The Psychology of Sex

Sexuality runs on spectrums, not switches. Culture writes the script your body follows.

by Meg John Barker 2018

3.88

185 ratings

🧠 Sexual Psychology 🔍 Critical Psychology 🌈 Sexual Diversity 🤝 Consent Culture 🏳️‍🌈 Sexual Identity

Damned Lies and Statistics

by Joel Best • 1998

Every statistic conceals a choice: what to count, what to ignore, and whose agenda it serves.

3.72

830

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Criticism 🔍 Data Skepticism 🧠 Critical Thinking 📺 Numbers In Media

Damned Lies and Statistics

Every statistic conceals a choice: what to count, what to ignore, and whose agenda it serves.

by Joel Best 1998

3.72

830 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Criticism 🔍 Data Skepticism 🧠 Critical Thinking 📺 Numbers In Media

Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends

by Michael White • 1990

Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.

4.06

396

🕸️ Narrative Therapy ✍️ Therapeutic Writing 🏛️ Post-Structuralism ⚖️ Power And Knowledge 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Therapy

Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends

Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.

by Michael White 1990

4.06

396 ratings

🕸️ Narrative Therapy ✍️ Therapeutic Writing 🏛️ Post-Structuralism ⚖️ Power And Knowledge 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Therapy

Social Identity

by Richard Jenkins • 1996

Your identity is shaped more by institutions than by introspection.

3.71

131

🔄 Symbolic Interactionism 🏷️ Social Categorization 🔗 Self And Society 🧱 Boundary Construction ⚡ Power And Identity

Social Identity

Your identity is shaped more by institutions than by introspection.

by Richard Jenkins 1996

3.71

131 ratings

🔄 Symbolic Interactionism 🏷️ Social Categorization 🔗 Self And Society 🧱 Boundary Construction ⚡ Power And Identity

How real is real?

by Paul Watzlawick • 1976

Reality is built from messages, not facts. Spies, dolphins, and a counting horse show why.

4.17

1k+

🗣️ Communication Theory 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Disinformation 🐬 Animal Communication 🎲 Game Theory Applications

How real is real?

Reality is built from messages, not facts. Spies, dolphins, and a counting horse show why.

by Paul Watzlawick 1976

4.17

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Communication Theory 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Disinformation 🐬 Animal Communication 🎲 Game Theory Applications

Love is a Story

by Robert J. Sternberg • 1998

You never chose the love story you're in. Recognize it, and the fights make sense.

3.74

271

🧠 Relationship Psychology 📖 Narrative Psychology 💭 Love Theory 🌍 Cultural Scripts 🔄 Relationship Patterns

Love is a Story

You never chose the love story you're in. Recognize it, and the fights make sense.

by Robert J. Sternberg 1998

3.74

271 ratings

🧠 Relationship Psychology 📖 Narrative Psychology 💭 Love Theory 🌍 Cultural Scripts 🔄 Relationship Patterns

A Human History of Emotion

by Richard Firth-Godbehere • 2021

Your six basic emotions are a modern Western fiction, and projecting them backward changed history.

3.71

701

🎭 History Of Emotions 🌍 Cultural Psychology 🧱 Constructed Emotion ⚖️ Emotional Regimes 👥 Social History

A Human History of Emotion

Your six basic emotions are a modern Western fiction, and projecting them backward changed history.

by Richard Firth-Godbehere 2021

3.71

701 ratings

🎭 History Of Emotions 🌍 Cultural Psychology 🧱 Constructed Emotion ⚖️ Emotional Regimes 👥 Social History

Delusions of Gender

by Cordelia Fine • 2010

The brain science of gender difference, examined closely, collapses. A psychologist explains why.

4.08

11k+

🧠 Gender And Brain 🎯 Implicit Bias 🔄 Neuroplasticity 👶 Gender Socialization 🔍 Pseudoscience

Delusions of Gender

The brain science of gender difference, examined closely, collapses. A psychologist explains why.

by Cordelia Fine 2010

4.08

11k+ ratings

🧠 Gender And Brain 🎯 Implicit Bias 🔄 Neuroplasticity 👶 Gender Socialization 🔍 Pseudoscience

Leadership, Communication, and Social Influence

by Brent D. Ruben • 2019

A message influences only when it fits a listener's pre-existing mental map. Leadership is mapping.

5.00

🏛️ Leadership Theory 🧲 Social Influence 🗣️ Organizational Communication 👥 Followership 🔄 Systems Thinking

Leadership, Communication, and Social Influence

A message influences only when it fits a listener's pre-existing mental map. Leadership is mapping.

by Brent D. Ruben 2019

5.00

1 ratings

🏛️ Leadership Theory 🧲 Social Influence 🗣️ Organizational Communication 👥 Followership 🔄 Systems Thinking

Alan Watts–Here and Now

by Peter J. Columbus • 2012

Alan Watts claimed words alone could bring enlightenment; decades of critique put that to the test.

4.13

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌉 East-West Psychology 🌱 American Buddhism ⚡ Sudden Enlightenment 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

Alan Watts–Here and Now

Alan Watts claimed words alone could bring enlightenment; decades of critique put that to the test.

by Peter J. Columbus 2012

4.13

15 ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌉 East-West Psychology 🌱 American Buddhism ⚡ Sudden Enlightenment 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

Normal

by Amy Bloom • 2002

Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.

3.53

526

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Studies 📰 Narrative Journalism 💛 Intersex Rights ⚧ Beyond The Gender Binary ⚕ Medical Ethics

Normal

Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.

by Amy Bloom 2002

3.53

526 ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Studies 📰 Narrative Journalism 💛 Intersex Rights ⚧ Beyond The Gender Binary ⚕ Medical Ethics

Maps of Narrative Practice

by Michael White • 2007

A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.

4.34

621

🎭 Narrative Therapy 🛋️ Psychotherapy Methods 📖 Narrative Psychology 💬 Therapeutic Conversations 🎓 Therapists In Training

Maps of Narrative Practice

A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.

by Michael White 2007

4.34

621 ratings

🎭 Narrative Therapy 🛋️ Psychotherapy Methods 📖 Narrative Psychology 💬 Therapeutic Conversations 🎓 Therapists In Training

The Psychology of Gender

by Gary W. Wood • 2018

The data: men and women are mostly the same, and pretending otherwise hurts everyone, including men.

3.71

🧠 Gender Psychology 👥 Social Psychology 🏷️ Gender Stereotypes 🔍 Cognitive Biases ✊ Feminist Psychology

The Psychology of Gender

The data: men and women are mostly the same, and pretending otherwise hurts everyone, including men.

by Gary W. Wood 2018

3.71

76 ratings

🧠 Gender Psychology 👥 Social Psychology 🏷️ Gender Stereotypes 🔍 Cognitive Biases ✊ Feminist Psychology

Identity And Story

by Dan P. McAdams • 2006

The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.

4.12

🧠 Narrative Psychology 🪪 Self And Identity 💭 Autobiographical Memory 🗣️ Internal Voices 🌱 Adversity And Growth

Identity And Story

The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.

by Dan P. McAdams 2006

4.12

26 ratings

🧠 Narrative Psychology 🪪 Self And Identity 💭 Autobiographical Memory 🗣️ Internal Voices 🌱 Adversity And Growth

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