What do sociologists mean by the term social construction

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Question: There is the concept of race as a social construct, a social construction. What do sociologists mean by the term "social construct/ion"? Can you please give two pieces of evidence -- examples of empirical, real life social phenomena -- that support sociologists' understanding of race as a social construct. Can you please give two examples that persuasively give evidence that, contrary to common ideas about race as something based on biological knowledge, race is another enduring social invention, like capitalism or marriage based on love.

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