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'''Social constructionists''' believe that human characteristics like gender, race, class, and disability have always | '''Social constructionists''' believe that human characteristics like gender, race, class, and disability have always, are, and will always be determined by socialization. They take a hard-line nurture stance in the nurture vs. nature argument of human behaviour. They claim that humans have always been '''blank-slates'''. This is typically accompanied by a notion that once we accept this, we can achieve a more harmonious society, even utopia. | ||
Some people who propose social solutions to biologically driven problems are incorrectly labeled social constructionists. IE, people who propose societal solutions may acknowledge the problems as having mostly biological origins. | Some people who propose social solutions to biologically driven problems are incorrectly labeled social constructionists. IE, people who propose societal solutions may acknowledge the problems as having mostly biological origins. | ||