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HOW REAL IS REAL by Paul Watzlawick
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First the Overarching Role of Theory shows that “How we see things” plays a pivotal role in “What we See.”
The Two Realities by Paul Watzlawick
In the text above the idea that kissing is seen as “correct” (in accord with ‘reality’) in different ways by persons of two different cultures. In this example World War Two era Britain and American dating norms. Social Reality has a cultural aspect, the members of the culture all share a collective social reality that, in the terms of the text, are mistaken for objective reality.
Below is the preceding section to help you understand the point he is making in the posts primary citation.
A Matter of Perspective
