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Social Construction
Manage episode 121495032 series 107989
Are snails slimy critters or a gourmet food item? The answer depends on where you live, a factor which shapes your perception of reality. In this episode I tackle the social construction of reality, which is what we consider real or true has more of a social than scientific basis. I apply the concept to food, diamonds, gender, and race, asking listeners to question the everyday reality that they take for granted to see society’s hand in what we consider real and not real.
Listen: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/271472177/Episode%2010.mp3
Further Reading
In their own words. Read an excerpt from Berger and Luckmann’s The Social Construction of Reality.
Read an explanation of why diamonds are so expensive even though they are not all that rare.
Check out some examples of pointlessly gendered products – men’s chapstick? women’s earplugs?
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Manage episode 121495032 series 107989
Are snails slimy critters or a gourmet food item? The answer depends on where you live, a factor which shapes your perception of reality. In this episode I tackle the social construction of reality, which is what we consider real or true has more of a social than scientific basis. I apply the concept to food, diamonds, gender, and race, asking listeners to question the everyday reality that they take for granted to see society’s hand in what we consider real and not real.
Listen: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/271472177/Episode%2010.mp3
Further Reading
In their own words. Read an excerpt from Berger and Luckmann’s The Social Construction of Reality.
Read an explanation of why diamonds are so expensive even though they are not all that rare.
Check out some examples of pointlessly gendered products – men’s chapstick? women’s earplugs?
![](http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=sociologicallyspeaking.org&blog=64717444&post=99&subd=sociologicallyspeakingdotorg&ref=&feed=1)
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