Like when people say time is a construct, or virginity is a construct.
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A construct is anything that was constructed. A social construct is an idea that was invented by society, like virginity. When we say that virginity is a social construct, we’re saying that it doesn’t actually exist outside of just being an idea that society came up with.
This is not to say that social constructs don’t matter. As any sociologist will tell you, ideas that were invented by society DO matter very much, regardless of how stupid and contrived they are, and influence us constantly. Just because race is a social construct doesn’t mean that racism doesn’t matter.
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