noun
social constructionism
Academic term in sociology and philosophy; refers to the theory that knowledge and social phenomena are constructed through human interaction and shared meanings.
社会構築主義の立場から見ると、現実は客観的に存在するのではなく、人々の相互作用によって作られる。
From the standpoint of social constructionism, reality is not objectively given but is created through people's interactions.
社会構成主義 is sometimes used interchangeably, but 社会構築主義 more strongly emphasizes the active process of construction.
Compound of 社会 (society), 構築 (construction), and 主義 (doctrine/ism). A calque of English 'social constructionism'.