Strict constructionism

and application of language, and even social class; are all examples of how social constructionism is used in society. Social constructs are not a tangible being one can see or touch; rather it is an impalpable entity that is a result of the process of social relationships throughout history. All practices and events that occur over the history of time accumulate into current social constructions. Social constructionism is founded upon its linguistic idealism; the doctrine that something exists…

To further support the theory that all ideas are socially constructed through language, American psychologist Kenneth Gergen (1999) uses anecdotes to create meaning and his reference to changing from writing with a pen to using a computer suggesting he has constructed the identity of being a pen writer. There is strength in this account with his affiliation with writing with a pen and his fondness for his parents helping him to construct his identity through social relations. His use of language…

To begin, the topic presented in week five reflected the taken for granted notion of sexual subjectivities. Entering this course, I was not aware of the significant influence culture and gendered roles had on sexual subjectivities. Through the lecture (Dundon, 2015), tutorial and readings of this week, (Lorway, 2010; Blackwood, 2010; Schwartz, 2007) I came to understand how sexual subjectivities are considered to be an individuals’ sense of self as a sexual being, which links to their sexual…

Constructivism and Social Constructivism in the Classroom (From: http://marjorieumg.weebly.com/learning-theories.html) For this work, I would like to focus on “Constructivism and Social Constructivism in the classroom” in the scope of this course. In the following sections, I will explain the meaning and the basics of constructivism theory, the origin of it and the starting point of the theory. In addition, importance of constructivism theory will be discussed. Furthermore, the supporters…

Race and gender are two nouns used to discern the differences between and categorize every human being. For years, scientists argued that the dissimilarities between races and genders were due to biological factors; however, Audrey and Brian Smedley, in their article on race and biology, assert that, “The consensus among most scholars in fields such as evolutionary biology, anthropology, and other disciplines is that racial distinctions fail on all three counts—that is, they are not genetically…

2.2 Theoretical Overview The concept of immigrants tacitly implies and operates within a set of micro and macro-categories. First it takes into consideration identities, which might be antagonistic within the construction of the “self” definition and the definition constructed by the “other”. The realms of self-definitions are polisemantic, due to the fact that might emanate from a wide variety of categories, such as ethnicity, nationality, gender, religion etc. Nevertheless, the realm of the…

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…

Wag the Dog, a political satire film, steps into a world where constructed and inter-subjective ideas are incredibly important. The film explores how ideas are constructed and how these ideas become reality through the acceptance by the masses and is an excellent demonstration of how identities, interests and institutions are inter-subjectively constructed. In the film, the president of the United States is up for re- election, however, a “Firefly” girl accuses him of sexual misconduct with…

I choose “stickwitu” as my falling in love song because I love all that is said within this song. This song is beautiful all around not only is the beat amazing but also the lyrics. Throughout high school people are in relationships and tend to just break up and throw all their love away as if love is not even valuable anymore. I know that i'm young and will meet many people along the road but once I found someone who appreciates me and loves me for me i will stick with him. Falling in love with…

as insulting others, which made him seem as a strong candidate who could overall win the election. Lakoff mentions something else that is questionably accurate, but makes sense. He says that the Moral Hierarchy, a traditional view, is pushed by the strict father. He explains this Hierarchy as racist, selfish, and no where near empathetic. One thing he says that stuck out was “Our Country above other countries,” which was a big part of President Trumps campaign and now platform (Lakoff). Lakoff…