When I read this
I thought it was pretty huge and it was the first time I really considered it.
You have several different ‘worlds’ in your life and its this concept us
very much in play. I communicate very differently at work than I do with my
friends and family. You take note of your environment and reactions of others
to build your methods of communicating. I know better than to use profanity at
work; I would be seen as less professional. I keep to myself at work as well; I
feel I am taken more seriously as my coworkers tend to make assumptions of me
due to my age. That is just one example; another entirely different example is
the act of gestational surrogacy. The idea of another woman carrying a child
with your genes is more wildly accepted in this society. People have become
more accepting of this idea because of how it makes the parents feel. The
happiness it gives parents that cannot start a family for fertility reasons is
enough to make this practice wildly accepted.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
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We are definitely influenced by our surroundings and, despite what people may think, our actions and communications help shape our world. Everything we accept, everything we push away, aids in shaping what world we currently live in. On top of that, we also create "worlds" within what we communicate, like through myths passed down from generation to generation or even stories that are told.
ReplyDeleteI also found the ideas behind the social constructionist perspective to be eye opening. I hadn’t quite thought of some of the habits I exhibit in this way but I do live in multiple social worlds. I have always joked that there is a work “me” and a home “me”. I act and speak differently while I am work. Not just because I am in a professional environment, although that is a part of it, bit because I have different levels of comfort with the people who I am surrounded by. I tend to think more and speak less. I feel that my words and actions are more scrutinized and judged then when I am at home around my close family and friends. It’s not that I don’t watch what I say while I am at home; I always try to keep other people in mind when I talk. It’s more that there are different sides of my personality displayed dependent on my surroundings.
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