Cultural Construction

Definition of Cultural Construction

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Cultural Construction: A perspective on a subject that is shaped by cultural assumptions, rather than having a natural or objective basis. For example, marriage is a cultural construction: it is not biologically necessary for men and women to marry. Another example is gender, we have concepts of masculine and feminine that suggest to us how men and women should behave, but very few of these gender differences are determined by biological sex.

Cultural Construction: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Cultural Construction. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada