Social Constructionist Theory (SCT) in essence is the meaning, notion, or suggestion placed on an object or event by a society, and adopted by the people of that society with how they view or deal with that object or event. This idea may be accepted as natural by one culture, but may or may not represented as reality shared by those outside their culture. For example, one might think the sky is blue where another may think it is yellow, it is all about perception and how society taught us what to believe. Throughout this essay I will be giving my opinion of this topic, also how effective, and challenging SCT might be in the Child and Youth Care (CYC) careers.
I was not sure what they actually named it, but as a child I always wondered why the sky was blue, why red was red, and why water was wet. This was my initial reaction to this topic. For example, money is just colored paper with no monitory value, it is only worth something because someone said so. What things are called are really only what someone though up for a specific item or place, and over the years we as people …show more content…
As CYC workers we would be working with diverse cultures and religions, each having their own language, beliefs, values, and their own reality. Knowing as much information of an individual’s Social Construction as you can, may better help you with more treatment options. Every client is different, and each one of them is treated differently.
The effectiveness of Social Construction can be of great benefit. Like I said earlier knowing an individual’s language, beliefs, values, and what reality they believe in, will greatly increase
your chances of helping said individual. Learning their thought process of what reality is and what is not. Also finding out to the degree to which a problem is perceived as problematic, as well as the kind of problem it is understood to be. Some problems are not immediately obvious, but need to be interpreted and
I was not sure what they actually named it, but as a child I always wondered why the sky was blue, why red was red, and why water was wet. This was my initial reaction to this topic. For example, money is just colored paper with no monitory value, it is only worth something because someone said so. What things are called are really only what someone though up for a specific item or place, and over the years we as people …show more content…
As CYC workers we would be working with diverse cultures and religions, each having their own language, beliefs, values, and their own reality. Knowing as much information of an individual’s Social Construction as you can, may better help you with more treatment options. Every client is different, and each one of them is treated differently.
The effectiveness of Social Construction can be of great benefit. Like I said earlier knowing an individual’s language, beliefs, values, and what reality they believe in, will greatly increase
your chances of helping said individual. Learning their thought process of what reality is and what is not. Also finding out to the degree to which a problem is perceived as problematic, as well as the kind of problem it is understood to be. Some problems are not immediately obvious, but need to be interpreted and