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A theoretical framework positing that everything social—institutions, norms, identities, categories—is socially constituted, meaning it exists only through collective human practices, agreements, and histories, not as natural or inevitable. This theory underpins much of sociology and critical theory: nations, money, gender roles, legal systems, and even facts are not brute realities but are produced and reproduced through social interaction. The theory doesn’t claim these things aren’t real; it insists that their reality is a social achievement, maintained by ongoing practices, and therefore can be changed by those same practices. Social constitution is the foundation of constructivism across disciplines.
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