What does it mean for cultural ideas or practices to be socially constructed?

The concepts that embody the definition of self within a society constitute a social construct. Those that characterize the definition of self relating to outsiders constitute a cultural construct.

Explanation:

Cultural ideas and practices are socially constructed and change through both small-scale and large-scale processes such as urbanization and globalization. These processes come to bear on culture through media, technological change, politics, economics, and social relationships.

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