Social Constructionist....Week 3 Post 1

The social constructionist model is one that I feel was a bit more difficult to understand then other models. It focuses on world building and that we build our worlds by having communication be a part of every day life it is all around us rather than just between the individuals talking (p 30). It is my understanding that our social constructions are ones that take form in our head which we become accustomed to and even while the social constructions of the outside world is changing, we may not be aware of it and have to decide to alter the social constructions that we have already established (like the example in the book of the male/female roles). I feel these constructions do help a lot in our cultures but they also are limiting. Because this way of communication is thought more of symbolic I feel that there is a sense of loss of the individual.