Race as Social Construct

Context as a Social Construct

This position paper 1 argues that in addition to the familiar approach using formal contexts, there is now a need in AI to study contexts as social constructs. As a successful example of the latter approach, I draw attention tòinterpreta-tion' (in the sense of literary theory), viz. the reconstruction of intended meaning of a literary text that takes into account the context in which the author...

The conceptual penis as a social construct

Anatomical penises may exist, but as pre-operative transgendered women also have anatomical penises, the penis vis-à-vis maleness is an incoherent construct. We argue that the conceptual penis is better understood not as an anatomical organ but as a social construct isomorphic to performative toxic masculinity. Through detailed poststructuralist discursive criticism and the example of climate c...

Race, trust and social capital

Race--social, biological, or lemonade?

A Social Identity Approach to Understanding the Jury Decision Making Process : Race as a Social Indicator

Social identity theory (SIT) suggests that the social groups to which one belongs, define one's self-concept by providing the normative beliefs, atti­ tudes, and behaviors associated with group membership (Billig & Tajfel, 1973; Hogg, Terry, & White, 1995). Such affiliations, along with the value placed on those memberships, are termed social identities (Tajfel, 1978). These social identities a...