Social constructionism
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| A '''social construction''' or '''social construct''' or '''"the [[popular imagination]]"''' is any [[institution]]alized entity or [[cultural artifact|artifact]] in a social system "invented" or "constructed" by participants in a particular [[culture]] or [[society]] that exists because people agree to behave as if it exists or follow certain [[convention (norm)|conventional]] rules. One example of a social construct is [[social status]]. | A '''social construction''' or '''social construct''' or '''"the [[popular imagination]]"''' is any [[institution]]alized entity or [[cultural artifact|artifact]] in a social system "invented" or "constructed" by participants in a particular [[culture]] or [[society]] that exists because people agree to behave as if it exists or follow certain [[convention (norm)|conventional]] rules. One example of a social construct is [[social status]]. | ||
| - | [[Social constructionism]] is a school of thought which deals with detecting and analyzing social constructions. Recent developments in science have shown that many cultural practices and conceptions once thought to be purely social constructions have a strong genetic component (see for instance, [[Richard Dawkins]]' explanation for [[altruism]] in ''The Selfish Gene''). | + | [[Social constructionism]] is a school of thought which deals with detecting and analyzing social constructions. Recent developments in science have shown that many cultural practices and conceptions once thought to be purely social constructions have a strong genetic component (see for instance, [[Richard Dawkins]]' explanation for [[altruism]] in ''[[The Selfish Gene]]''). |
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A social construction or social construct or "the popular imagination" is any institutionalized entity or artifact in a social system "invented" or "constructed" by participants in a particular culture or society that exists because people agree to behave as if it exists or follow certain conventional rules. One example of a social construct is social status.
Social constructionism is a school of thought which deals with detecting and analyzing social constructions. Recent developments in science have shown that many cultural practices and conceptions once thought to be purely social constructions have a strong genetic component (see for instance, Richard Dawkins' explanation for altruism in The Selfish Gene).
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