Alexander's article stated that once formed, "any social system confronts each of its members as an objective social fact that reinforces certain behaviors and discourages others."
This sort of social interaction is well shown in the movie "Mean Girls." Mean Girls is based of the social heirarchy of a high school in middle America. If realism was correct, every member of the school would be at war with one another, and social groups would be formed based off the idea that students need one another for social survival. From the constructivist viewpoint, the only characters who are actually in conflict within the movie are those who have a historical background of conflict, such as Regina and Janice. Janice and Regina both met Cady, and neither immediatly approaches her as a threat until their interactions justify so. Cady's interactions with Regina discourages her to be the same person she entered the school as and encourages behavior that Regina finds appealing, such as dressing alike or saying certain phrases. Cady as a character is constantly changing based upon her reactions with her "allies."
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