Social Constructionist Perspective

Communication shapes the world around us. We are all taught from birth certain communication cues, whether they are verbal or non verbal, that we use daily. For instance, crying means sadness, in most cases, and smiling or laughing equates to happiness.

In my opinion, America is a very outspoken society, myself included. Kids are taught to respect their parents but speak their minds. This is not the case in many other cultures. In some patriarchal cultures, it is the man of the household's opinion that matters and nobody else's. Women and children don't have a voice. This is very common in Middle Eastern cultures. It is even shown in the way they dress.

It is very different in America. Women can be powerful leaders. For the most part, women can also choose how they dress and there are very little restrictions on that.

The way the American culture is, provides freedom of expression. This would make sense considering America is known as "the land of the free."

All in all, communication is all around us: in what we say, how we react, what we wear, and so much more. Communication is what shapes our culture and that is how we "build worlds" through communication.