1). Consider the social constructionist perspective. How do we “build worlds” through communication? Think of some ideas we talk about in our culture that may not exist in other cultures. How do these concepts contribute to our happiness or success (of the lack of these) in our culture? 

According to the book, Thinking through Communication, The social constructionist perspective is the process whereby people in groups, using the tools provided by their culture, create collective representations of reality (Trenholm). The social constructionist perspective also states that we never experience the world directly, rather experience through communication. We "build worlds" through communication and through the tools given by the social constructionist model. If everyone began speaking about how the world is free of pollution and to not worry about global warming, we are likely to see the world in that way and fail to question whether we are seeing things accurately. The idea of preserving, conserving wildlife, and the environment may not exist in other cultures. It contributes to our success of improving the environment and ultimately makes us happy.