That is, people’s behavior can be determined by their subjective construction of reality rather than by objective reality. Thomas’s notable Thomas theorem which states, “If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences” (Thomas and Thomas 1928). Bear in mind that the institution, while socially constructed, is still quite real.Īnother way of looking at this concept is through W.I. This is an example of the process of institutionalization, the act of implanting a convention or norm into society. In a sense, it exists by consensus, both prior and current. If your school is older than you are, it was created by the agreement of others before you. Society is, in fact, “habit.”įor example, your school exists as a school and not just as a building because you and others agree that it is a school. Not only do we construct our own society but we also accept it as it is because others have created it before us. Habitualization describes how “any action that is repeated frequently becomes cast into a pattern, which can then be … performed again in the future in the same manner and with the same economical effort” (Berger and Luckmann 1966). In it, they argued that society is created by humans and human interaction, which they call habitualization. In 1966 sociologists Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann wrote a book called The Social Construction of Reality. Rather than discuss their problems and configurations, we’ll now explore how society came to be and how sociologists view social interaction. Until now, we’ve primarily discussed the differences between societies. In a way, our day-to-day interactions are like those of actors on a stage. Figure 4.10 Who are we? What role do we play in society? According to sociologists, we construct reality through our interactions with others.
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