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The Social Misconstruction of Reality : Validity and Verification in the Scholarly Community
The Social Misconstruction of Reality Validity and Verification in the Scholarly Community Author:Richard F. Hamilton Social misconstructions-widely shared, long-lasting errors of fact or interpretation-often persist even when ample evidence is readily available to counter them. In this provocative book, Richard Hamilton investigates three well-accepted but erroneous social theories, how they originated, and why they endured. He sounds a clear warning for the a... more »cademic community, where at times undocumented argument too easily finds acceptance.« less