Social Constructionism

Using your sociological imagination to completely bullshit your final paper for a sociology graduate student that doesn't understand what he or she is teaching.

Using social constructionism, I passed my sociology course!

by bewarnecke_00 December 18, 2014

Dodgey Brothers' Constructions

Alcoholic cocktail comprised of one shot of Bacardi rum, one shot of Malibu coconut rum, and topped up with sparkling lemonade.

History: Devised in June 1999 by a group of volunteer labourers working on building wooden containers for transporting Polish folkloric dance costumes for the Ashfield, Sydney, Australia based ensemble "Syrenka". After a long day at work where they nicknamed their opearation "dodgey brothers' constructions", the DBC boys scrounged around for what refreshment they could find. All there was left was a bottle of Bacardi, a bottle of Malibu and some lemonade. They decided it went well together, and a new drink was born.

Over the following years, knowledge of the "DBC" cocktail has spread to many a pub in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra in Australia, and parts of Europe and the United States.

One DBC, please, in a tall glass.

by Alex of Syrenka May 31, 2005

Social Constructionism

Using your sociological imagination to completely bullshit your final paper for a sociology graduate student that doesn't understand what he or she is teaching.

Using social constructionism, I passed my sociology course!

by bewarnecke_00 December 18, 2014

constructions

n. Directions included with items such as plastic models and furniture that require some assembly.

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Are you sure that you followed the constructions Aliyah? Daddy’s chair looks very wobbly.

by gnostic3 December 22, 2017

constructions

n. Instructions, often included with a model or pice of furniture, detailing how to properly assemble something.

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That bookshelf does not look stable Aliyah. Did you follow the constructions?

by gnostic3 April 21, 2018

Theory of Logical Constructions

The theory that logic is not discovered but constructed—built by communities, shaped by cultures, developed through history, contingent rather than necessary. Logical Constructions argues that what counts as logical varies across time and place, that different societies develop different reasoning norms, that even the laws of logic are human products. This doesn't mean logic is arbitrary; it means logic is a tool, not a revelation—a human creation for human purposes. The Theory of Logical Constructions explains why different cultures reason differently, why logical systems change over time, why what seems self-evident in one context seems strange in another. Logic is constructed, not found—and constructed things can be reconstructed.

Theory of Logical Constructions Example: "He'd always thought logic was universal—the same for everyone, everywhere, always. Then he encountered the Theory of Logical Constructions and learned that different cultures had developed different logics, that even the law of non-contradiction wasn't universal, that logic was a human product like any other. His certainty wavered; his curiosity grew. Logic wasn't less real; it was differently real—made, not found."

by Abzugal February 21, 2026

Theory of Scientific Constructions

The theory that science is not a pure reflection of reality but a construction—built by communities, shaped by interests, developed through history, contingent rather than necessary. Scientific Constructions argues that scientific facts are not simply discovered but produced, that scientific methods are not timeless but historical, that scientific knowledge bears the marks of its makers. This doesn't mean science is false; it means science is human—fallible, situated, shaped by the conditions of its production. The Theory of Scientific Constructions explains why science changes, why different cultures develop different sciences, why scientific knowledge is always provisional. Science is constructed, not revealed—and constructed things can be improved.

Theory of Scientific Constructions Example: "She'd been taught that science was pure discovery—nature revealing itself to patient observers. The Theory of Scientific Constructions showed her otherwise: science was made, not found—shaped by funding, by institutions, by culture, by power. The knowledge was real, but so was the process that produced it. Science wasn't less true; it was differently true—human truth, not divine."

by Abzugal February 21, 2026