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Social Constructs
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A society is a group of beings living in an organized way. Societies with social constructs are when a group of people create and adapt certain ideas about what they perceive and give meaning to within the group. Constructs, while many are wonderful at providing cultural expression, structure and beauty, there are some that restrict, hinder, and confine. For example, constructs around race, sex, gender, ability, and age,
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