The self can be understood as 'socially constructed'.

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January 10, 2013

 

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The theory of social constructionism contrasts with theories of psychodynamic perspectives and essentialism that suggest that our representations of ourselves are based on some innate and unconscious propensities. This essay will show that the social constructivist perspective clearly describes the self as we know it through the examination of the self in childhood, working life and throughout the ageing process...
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This essay will show that the social constructivist perspective clearly describes the self as we know it through the examination of the self in childhood, working life and throughout the ageing process. Ian Hacking states that something can be thought to be socially constructed if the following 2 claims are satisfied: (0) in the present state of affairs, X is taken for granted, X appears to be inevitable (1) X need not have existed, or need not be at all as it is...
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