Social Constructivism

A Social Constructivism is a Sociological Theory that ...

• See: Representative Realism, Sociological Theory, Constructivism, Social Constructionism, Human-Fabricated Construct.

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2023

• (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_constructivism Retrieved:2023-12-4.
  • Social constructivism is a sociological theory of knowledge according to which human development is socially situated, and knowledge is constructed through interaction with others. Like social constructionism, social constructivism states that people work together to actively construct artifacts. While social constructivism focuses on the artifacts (constructs) that are created through social interactions, social constructionism focuses on social constructions as active processes, rather than outcomes. A very simple example is an object like a cup. The object can be used for many things, but its shape does suggest some 'knowledge' about carrying liquids (see also Affordance). A more complex example is an online course—not only do the 'shapes' of the software tools indicate certain things about the way online courses should work, but the activities and texts produced within the group as a whole will help shape how each person behaves within that group. A person's cognitive development will also be influenced by the culture that they are involved in, such as the language, history, and social context. For a philosophical account of one possible social-constructionist ontology, see the 'Criticism' section of Representative realism.

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