{"id":1070,"date":"2016-05-10T03:44:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T03:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontosociology-waymaker\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1070"},"modified":"2016-07-02T19:54:16","modified_gmt":"2016-07-02T19:54:16","slug":"outcome-reality-and-a-social-construct","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sanjacinto-introsociology-1\/chapter\/outcome-reality-and-a-social-construct\/","title":{"raw":"Outcome: Reality as a Social Construct","rendered":"Outcome: Reality as a Social Construct"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Explain how society shapes reality<\/h2>\r\n<section id=\"summary0403\" class=\"section-summary\" data-depth=\"1\" data-element-type=\"section-summary\">\r\n<p id=\"import-auto-id1447595\">Society is based on the social construction of reality. How we define society influences how society actually is. Likewise, how we see other people influences their actions as well as our actions toward them. We all take on various roles throughout our lives, and our social interactions depend on what types of roles we assume, who we assume them with, and the scene where interaction takes place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do:<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Understand the sociological concept of reality as a social construct<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Define roles and describe how individuals present themselves and perceive themselves in a social context<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe dramaturgical analysis<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>LEARNING ACTIVITIES<\/h3>\r\nThe learning activities for this section include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"chapter type-1\">Reading: Social Constructions of Reality<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"chapter type-1\">Reading: Roles and the Presentation of Self<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"chapter type-1\">Video: Dramaturgy<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"chapter type-1\">Self-Check:\u00a0Reality as a Social Construct<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h2>Explain how society shapes reality<\/h2>\n<section id=\"summary0403\" class=\"section-summary\" data-depth=\"1\" data-element-type=\"section-summary\">\n<p id=\"import-auto-id1447595\">Society is based on the social construction of reality. 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