Social Construct

A social construct is a shared idea that exists because a group gives it the status of a real thing. Its power comes from the participation of persons. Some social constructs are voluntary, for example language, games, money, and manners. If you leave those, you lose the cooperation of other persons, and no more. Other social constructs are forced, for example borders, taxes, and state authority. There, force punishes the person who leaves, and that makes victims of those who do not participate. Harm, property, and agency are not social constructs. They stand on the logic of reality, which holds before a group agrees on a thing.