Social Constructionism: What Makes It Real?

People at some point have thought is this real, but the main question is what makes it real. Most of the time the things we experience throughout our lives are simply concepts, we have opinions about everything and we experience through those concepts. Social Constructionism is a theory that acknowledge in various aspects that what surrounds us are not real themselves. What I mean is that they merely exist simply because we give them reality through social understanding – i.e. nations and money doesn’t exist in the absence of society. Nations are groups of people, who share common things like language, history, etc., and money are just made out of paper that has no value other than what we have assigned them. The concept of the self can be

Carl Rogers is important in the humanistic division of psychology. He had agreed with the key model of Abraham Maslow – the hierarchy of needs -, but in addition, he stated, “For a person to grow, they need an environment that can provide authenticity (sincerity and self-disclosure), recognition (being perceived positively), and empathy (being comprehended)”. He believed that a person could accomplish something. And when, or if they did accomplish, self-actualization takes place.

There are many products on the market that attempt to reinforce one’s actual self-concept – what we feel like to have. I.e.: A specific perfume, a specific chocolate bar or a specific drink that satisfies needs. The ideal self-concept is one’s perception of who they would like to be. People basically want their actual self to have a similar characteristic to their ideal self, meaning that you get encouraged of your ideals. I.e.: Beauty products that are shown on advertising that are represented by famous characters. Private self-concept can be considered as how you believe that you act as a person, meaning you may be innovative or creative. I.e. a businessman uses a Blackberry mobile phone instead of an ordinary one. The social self-concept is one’s perception of how they would like to appear to others and being part of a society. I.e.: Having an I-phone or simply an Apple product, wearing famous brands like Addidas or Nike. This shows that the world of media can influence our attitudes before and after a purchase and tries to maintain a positive image so then we can buy or consume it again. And significantly it influences us: who we are and what we think of ourselves, who we are to others and how they think of