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'''Social constructionists''' believe that human characteristics (like gender, race, class, and disability) have always been 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. | '''Social constructionists''' believe that human characteristics (like gender, race, class, and disability) have always been 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 and therefore do not think the problems had social origins. | ||
==Social construction vs biological essentialism== | ==Social construction vs biological essentialism== | ||