Social Constructivism
W.I Thomas Theorem: “If people define situations as real…they are real in their consequences”
- Prisoner attacked people mumbling absent mindedly to themselves
- To the deranged inmate, these lip movements were curses or insults. No matter that they weren't; the results were the same.
- Automatic railroad switching system mistakenly detects another train stalled on the tracks ahead and halts the engine
- There really will be a train stalled on the tracks.