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'''Social constructionism''' is a sociological philosophy about how humans develop ''hardened conceptualizations'' of one another over time, which leads to habitual [[LARP|role-playing]] of ''fixed'' social roles. Early authors saw this as result of modernity and liberalization resulting in people creating their own religions and realities (related to [[postmodernism]]), departing from the roles prescribed by ''traditional'' religions. | '''Social constructionism''' is a sociological philosophy about how humans develop ''hardened conceptualizations'' of one another over time, which leads to habitual [[LARP|role-playing]] of ''fixed'' social roles. Early authors saw this as result of modernity and liberalization resulting in people creating their own religions and realities (related to [[postmodernism]]), departing from the roles prescribed by ''traditional'' religions. | ||
The theory was developed in the 1960s philosophers Berger and Luckmann. Berger saw liberalism as causing a "homelessness of the mind". Contrary to modern colloquial use of the term ''social constructionism'', early authors had no particular prescriptive stance towards human behavior or modernity. | |||
Related dynamics can be seen in the [[anti-incels]]/[[incels]] polarization, where firmly entrenched memes and roles create polarization over time and define each other's actions in online forums. The social roles of modern blackpill and [[anti-incel]] forums become codified almost to the point of [[incels.co|subcultural]], [[anti-incels|not traditionally moral]], and [[blackpill|quasi-religious]] activity. | Related dynamics can be seen in the [[anti-incels]]/[[incels]] polarization, where firmly entrenched memes and roles create polarization over time and define each other's actions in online forums. The social roles of modern blackpill and [[anti-incel]] forums become codified almost to the point of [[incels.co|subcultural]], [[anti-incels|not traditionally moral]], and [[blackpill|quasi-religious]] activity. | ||
==Colloquial/pejorative meaning and critique== | ==Colloquial/pejorative meaning and critique== | ||