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Social constructionism was developed in the 1960s by Berger and Luckmann, and later further developed somewhat in adjacency with the Frankfurt School for example Foucault. | Social constructionism was developed in the 1960s by Berger and Luckmann, and later further developed somewhat in adjacency with the Frankfurt School for example 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 lamented that parents decide reality for the next generation by institutionalizing their knowledge in shape of rules and norms, that are "opaque" to the child generation and bereaves them the participation in rule creation to some extent.<ref>p. 77. http://perflensburg.se/Berger%20social-construction-of-reality.pdf</ref> | ||
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"''. | 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 constructivism borrows from Kantianism constructivism, however Kant believed that categorical organisation in the mind which was more naturally constructed rather than socially constructed.<ref>https://philosophyterms.com/constructivism/</ref> | Social constructivism borrows from Kantianism constructivism, however Kant believed that categorical organisation in the mind which was more naturally constructed rather than socially constructed.<ref>https://philosophyterms.com/constructivism/</ref> | ||