sociologists Berger and Luckmann
According to sociologists Berger and Luckmann, people and groups interacting in social systems overtime create concepts or mental representations of each other’s actions, and these concepts, in the end, become habituated into conventional roles played by the actors about each other. These roles are then made available to other members of the society to enter into and play out; the reciprocal interactions institutionalized. With time meaning is fixed in the community. Knowledge and people’s beliefs of what the reality is, become set in the institutional foundation of the society. Truth is therefore said to be socially constructed. (Berger, peter, & Thomas, 1966)
Claims from Social constructionists’ state human relationships produce knowledge. It means that whatever we perceive as reality is a result of social processes in historical and cultural contexts. In theory, we act on the truth as we see it and not necessarily as it is. Cultural and social norms greatly influence the perceptions, experience, and understanding of human life. It is the language that enables humans to be more alike and connect, making it an important social construct.
Biological determinism theory suggests that natural factors determine the individual’s traits as opposed to social constructionists, which indicates that the environment plays a massive role in creating human reality. Ignoring the social construction of masculinity in social work leads to surpassing its effects on women’s lives. According to research, the challenge for the profession is to encourage men and women in social work to understand how inequalities in the delivery affect economic, political, and social relations. (Ingrid, Pierre, & Maretha, January 2010)