social construct
noun
a complex concept or practice shared by a society or group, not arising from any natural or innate source but built on the assumptions upheld, usually tacitly, by its members.
social constructs
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pluralof social construct.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For all the significant changes that occurred during the 1960s, it was still a time of rigid social constructs.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2023
While more grounded in the conventions of realism, “This Land Was Made” demonstrates Sampson’s fascination with how social constructs shape imbalances of power.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
There are things that all of us, regardless of our level of time, money, social constructs can be doing with our anxiety.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2021
She also saw it as a valuable repository of the myriad physical differences among humans, in traits unrelated to the social constructs of race.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 8, 2021
These thinkers believed that ideas and social constructs must be proven to work before they could be accepted.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
