12 Quotes About Social Construct

Social constructs are the ways in which people organize their world, arrange their social relationships, and define what is normal. Our understanding of reality is shaped by social constructs. The way we perceive ourselves is greatly impacted by these norms. Understanding the social constructs in which you live can help you understand the world around you and how to act in it Read more

These are some of the most important social constructs that shape our understanding of life today.

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There is something immoral about abandoning your common sense in matters of social importance. A.E. Samaan
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If the immutable character of sex is contested, perhaps this construct called ‘sex’ is as culturally constructed as gender; indeed, perhaps it was always already gender, with the consequence that the distinction between sex and gender turns out to be no distinction at all. Judith Butler
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The rich are poor without the poor's acknowledgment of money. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Using money in one’s attempt to put an end to poverty is like using a border in one’s attempt to put an end to xenophobia. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Because of the power that we have given money: The government would rather have taxpayers who do not vote, than voters who do not pay tax. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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If working-hours were natural, then employed men would only get erections between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. … during the week. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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I see walking bombs on the street Hearts not beating, but ticking Henry Rollins
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Marriage is the commodification of affection, copulation, and, reproduction. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Marriage and dating are man-made ideologies; if having a lover was a prerequisite to living, we’d all be born in pairs; as couples. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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What I was pointing to was that, yeah, blackness is a fiction; whiteness is a fiction. When we live according to these categories, we’re living within a fiction. Of course, it’s a fiction with very real consequences. Jess Row
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Bodies are not only biological phenomena but also complex social creations onto which meanings have been variously composed and imposed according to time and space. Katrina Karkazis