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Social constructionism was developed in the 1960s philosophers Berger, Luckmann, and later further developed somewhat in adjacency with the Frankfurt School for example Michel Foucault. | Social constructionism was developed in the 1960s philosophers Berger, Luckmann, and later further developed somewhat in adjacency with the Frankfurt School for example Michel Foucault. | ||
Berger saw an ongoing construction of new realities and "religions" as result of modernity and liberalization, departing from the ''traditional'' roles prescribed by religions. In Berger's words, | Berger saw an ongoing construction of new realities and "religions" as result of modernity and liberalization, departing from the ''traditional'' roles prescribed by religions. In Berger's words, departure from traditions was causing a "homelessness of the mind". | ||
Berger also lamented that parents decide reality for the next generation by ''institutionalizing'' their ''arbitrary knowledge''. From there onward the philosophy became sillier over time, e.g. with Andrew Pickering's article on ''"Constructing Quarks: A Sociological History of Particle Physics"''. | Berger also lamented that parents decide reality for the next generation by ''institutionalizing'' their ''arbitrary knowledge''. From there onward the philosophy became sillier over time, e.g. with Andrew Pickering's article on ''"Constructing Quarks: A Sociological History of Particle Physics"''. | ||