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Social Constructionism is defined as the sociological theories of knowledge that consider why certain social phenomena happen. In other words, a social construct is both the cause and effect exemplified by a certain thing.

Racism is a social construct in that it explains why people target other people that are different from them. Think back to the days when water fountains were split into 'Whites Only' and 'Colored.' What caused that effect? White people being racist towards colored people. Fortunately racism nowadays is less blatant. Unfortunately, it's still existent. There's a statistic that shows that black people are more likely to get the death penalty than white people, even when the crime is the same. Racism is the social construct that causes that because the skin color of the two criminals is the only variable in that situation.

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