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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, departure from traditions was causing a "homelessness of the mind". | 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 | |||
Berger also described tradidions such as parental guidance as opaque to children due to the knowledge not being directly socialized. If one were to take this as a criticism, one would favor socializing traditions rather than teaching them. | |||
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"''. | |||
Social constructionism was later more or less ''rebranded'' as '''postmodernism'''. | Social constructionism was later more or less ''rebranded'' as '''postmodernism'''. | ||