Sociology
When Berger & Luckmann said that reality is socially constructed, they meant:
scientists are guided in their work by social values and interests, so they define and measure phenomena that will support their theories
people negotiate shared definitions of their situation and live according to these, often forgetting that these social worlds are not fixed and external
sociologists decide what constitutes social reality and measure only that
terms like ‘reality’ have no deeper meaning beyond the level of discourse
people negotiate shared definitions of their situation and live according to these, often forgetting that these social worlds are not fixed and external
Working in the phenomenological tradition, Berger & Luckmann argued that what we see as social reality is in fact socially constructed. Through routine patterns of interaction, we build up a sense of what is normal and stable in our lives, and by adhering to these rules, reproduce that same reality. We think of this as externally fixed, because we forget that we created it and have the power to change it. 140-141
people negotiate shared definitions of their situation and live according to these, often forgetting that these social worlds are not fixed and external Working in the phenomenological tradition, Berger & Luckmann argued that what we see as social reality is in fact socially constructed. Through routine patterns of interaction, we build up a sense of what is normal and stable in our lives, and by adhering to these rules, reproduce that same reality. We think of this as externally fixed, because we forget that we created it and have the power to change it. 140-141
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