constructionism
- noun
- /kənˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm/
- Specialized
- This study used social constructionism as its theoretical perspective.
- social constructionism
- constructionism theory
Examples
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Two such frameworks—queer theory and social constructionism—have been suggested here as worthy of our consideration.
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Anderson (2001) defined social constructionism as the idea that beliefs about everyday concepts, such as marriage, are created and maintained by studying the social processes represented in society.
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Social constructionism seeks to explain the process by which knowledge is created and assumed as reality.
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And for me, that's the deepest lesson of what social constructionism is about.
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I have chosen to focus here on the sociological insights available at the intersection of social constructionism and queer theory.
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A lens of social constructionism was also used to explore the couple's meaning of AD and their relationship, paying special attention to how their meaning was constructed.
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Given social constructionism's unrealistic aspirations, it is no wonder that the idea of "human nature" would make a comeback.
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As part of the narrative analysis and social constructionism theoretical framework, the investigators wanted to observe how the participants would place AD in their couple story.
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Both forms of social constructionism aim to free human beings from the realities of human suffering and death, but neither has a plausible path to success.
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Social constructionism seeks to explain the process by which knowledge is created and assumed as reality.
Surface Forms
Morphology
constructionism = construction (semi-transparent) = construction + ism
Formed from 'construction' + '-ism' indicating a theory about how knowledge is constructed, but the philosophical meaning is somewhat specialized.
Etymology
Constructionism comes from construct meaning 'to build' and the suffix -ism meaning 'a belief or system'. Think of ideas as things people 'build' together, so knowledge is seen as made by people and groups rather than just discovered.