the consensus of attitudes, opinions, and beliefs held by members of a group or society
.
(As a count noun)
a reality or fact of life peculiar to a particular society
; specifically a phenomenon, such as social class, religion, etc., as experienced by a particular social group; (as a mass noun) reality as conceived by a particular society or social group, dependent on their customs and beliefs.
Think of
cocktail parties, football games, bar mitzvahs, political rallies, and even nations
. These are all social realities.
The term social construction of reality refers to the theory that
the way we present ourselves to other people is shaped partly by our interactions with others, as well as by our life experiences
.
Such social realities can
dictate how we view the world around us
and, in turn, influence our choices and decisions. Given the importance of social realities, John and Ken discuss how is it possible for humans to bring such things into being simply through agreeing that they exist.
the consensus of attitudes, opinions, and beliefs held by members of a group or society
.
Social reality
does require
social
acts, namely interactions of a certain kind among individuals. But
social
acts are essentially different from individual intentional acts and personal experiences, in that they always involve more than one subject.
Our social realities
are constructed through language
; and therefore, people with different experiences in, and understandings of, the world can define the same things in very different ways. … As a culture, as groups of people, and as individuals, we decide what words we’re going to use to define one thing or another.
Social thought is
a philosophical and intellectual ideas of a person or persons regarding to a particular time, place and about the growth, development and decay of human societies
. Social thought is a current social thinking about the structure and functions of a social system.
Through communication, an
underlying process takes place in which communities negotiate a common or conflicted interpretation of the world around them
thereby creating a social reality in which the community lives.
Do we construct our own reality?
So, do we create our own reality? Yes,
we absolutely do
. We create our own reality with what we think, what we believe, what we perceive, and even what language we speak. Recognizing this gives you a responsibility to choose how to see the world.
What is the concept of society as an objective reality?
Society is an objective reality. … Since reality is socially constructed it can be changed. This is
the mission for action research: to engage in change processes and to challenge taken for granted realities by actors in society
. One example of such a taken for granted reality, is context.
Why do we construct reality?
In order to tell the story of your life, your brain needs to conjure up a world for you to live inside, with all its colors and movements and objects and sounds. Just
as characters in fiction exist in a reality
that’s been actively created, so do we. … It’s this hallucination that you experience as the world around you.
Social location is important because
it strongly influences our identity, or our sense of self, and how we see the world
. When it comes to the topic of sexual violence, we all have different experiences, values, beliefs, attitudes, strengths, and vulnerabilities.
- Social phenomena are the constantly evolving individual and external influences that significantly affect our behaviors and opinions.
- Social phenomena can be caused by politics, historical events, and behaviors of others.
- Examples of social phenomena include marriage, WWII, racism, or a violent crime.
Literature acts as
a form of expression for each individual author
. Some books mirror society and allow us to better understand the world we live in. … However, literature confirms the real complexity of human conflict”. Literature is a reflection of humanity and a way for us to understand each other.
