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[[Jordan Peterson]] and other [[tradcon|tradcons]] primarily use the term "social constructivism" to refer to [[Lockianism]]. Lockianism is fairly far away from the original or academic meanings of the term, except for the commonality that they tend to see nurture as more important than nature. | [[Jordan Peterson]] and other [[tradcon|tradcons]] primarily use the term "social constructivism" to refer to [[Lockianism]]. Lockianism is fairly far away from the original or academic meanings of the term, except for the commonality that they tend to see nurture as more important than nature. | ||
As described by Jordan Peterson, humans differ in degrees of openness to experience (part of the Big 5 personality questionairre), with conservatives tending towards low-opennes to new experience, and liberals tending towards high-openness. The idea that social constructionism is a bad thing or innaccurate would lend itself toward those who have a low tolerance for new experiences (non-formal social roles) and partly explains conservative use of the term as a pejorative. | |||
Social constructivism and postmodernism have been criticized for providing ideological foundations for cranks and pretentious people, because critics see it as giving too much credence to ideas that are not rooted in reality, e.g. postmodernism tends to regard all views of reality as equally valid. | Social constructivism and postmodernism have been criticized for providing ideological foundations for cranks and pretentious people, because critics see it as giving too much credence to ideas that are not rooted in reality, e.g. postmodernism tends to regard all views of reality as equally valid. | ||