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Article Evaluation: Social Constructionism
- copyrighted material pasted in the article (a whole section is copyrighted)

- close paraphrasing used to define/ introduce the topic

- the main explanation of the subject needs to have more info --underrepresented (other sections are much larger and have more information in them)

- the citation links I checked work

- talk page discusses combining the social constructionism article with the constructivism article (the constructivism article contains a distinct section on constructionism, but the constructionism article merges in the topic of constructivism when talking about weak AI in the Teleology section)--differences between the two need to be made clearer

- talk page includes issues with the sections sounding repetitive

- wiki projects interested in this article: Sociology, Philosophy, & Systems

- wiki does not really discuss examples of social constructionism (as we did in class when discussing the topic)

I plan to help cite the article properly and fix the copyrighted content. I will also try to add more to the lead and explanation of the main topic, social constructionism. I may also try to fix the organization of the article, as well as the article's neutrality.

- start with subject, define it, and state its importance

- can mention differences

- references can be video clips, podcasts, etc.

-article should be written in neutral tone, but source doesn't have to be (can usee quotes from those sources to show a certain view)

Wiki Article format suggestion:

" Lead section • Definition of the theory • An overview offering some context and history for the theory, including prominent theorists and/or works • When applicable, empirical evidence supporting the theory • Implications of the theory (perhaps across fields) • Reception of the theory, leading into brief coverage of the theories derived from it • Criticisms of the theory" (wiki)

Social Constructionism Article Edits
Social constructionism or the social construction of reality (also social concept) is a theory of knowledge in sociology and communication theory that examines the development of jointly constructed understandings of the world that form the basis for shared assumptions about reality. The theory centers on the notions that human beings rationalize their experience by creating models of the social world and share and reify these models through language.

Definition
A social construct or construction concerns the meaning, notion, or connotation placed on an object or event by a society, and adopted by the inhabitants of that society with respect to how they view or deal with the object or event. In that respect, a social construct as an idea would be widely accepted as natural by the society, but may or may not represent a reality shared by those outside the society, and would be an "invention or artifice of that society".

A major focus of social constructionism is to uncover the ways in which individuals and groups participate in the construction of their perceived social reality. It involves looking at the ways social phenomena are developed, institutionalized, known, and made into tradition by humans.

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*Article Addition (contribution goal: to write a part of the article that helps introduce and describe the concept as well as give examples- in original, not plagiarized text)
Social constructionism questions what is defined by humans and society to be reality. Therefore, social constructs can be different based on the society and the events surrounding the time period in which they exists. An example of a social construct is money or the concept of currency, as people in society have agreed to give it importance/ value. Another example of a social construction is the concept of self/ self-identity. Charles Cooley stated based on his Looking-Glass-Self theory: "I am not who you think I am; I am not who I think I am; I am who I think you think I am." This demonstrates how people in society construct ideas or concepts that may not exist without the existence of people or language to validate those concepts.

There are weak and strong social constructs. Weak social constructs rely on brute facts (which are fundamental facts that are difficult to explain/ understand, such as quarks) or institutional facts (which are formed from social conventions). Strong social constructs rely on the human perspective and knowledge that doesn't just exist, but is rather constructed by society.