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What is the theory of the social construction of reality? How does it relate to sociological interpretations of culture?
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experience is related to how society is arranged/norms & values attached to particular actions.
Berger & Luckmann came up with social constructivism.
cultural variance over time and geographical place demonstrates the arbitrary way our understanding of our environment is derived.
eg. - the death penalty is state sanctioned punishment in the USA and not in the UK; the British, if polled, will tend to be against such a means of punishment, whereas Americans will support it in significantly more numbers