​What We Have Learned

• ​Society is built from constructs

• ​Social constructs are human made standards/rules that have been collectively accepting

• ​Our lives are full of social constructs

• ​Social constructs impact the way we perceive the world

• ​Social constructs are concepts that only exist because we say they do.

​THEN vs NOW

​Social Constructs and Change

​Think about social constructs that have existed for centuries...

• ​GENDER

• ​RACE

• ​RELIGION

• ​MONEY

• ​EDUCATION

• ​OCCUPATION

• ​FAMILY

• ​SOCIAL STANDARDS