sono stati costruiti socialmente

English translation: gays and lesbians have been [were] socially constructed outside the family model

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Italian term or phrase:	sono stati costruiti socialmente
English translation:	gays and lesbians have been [were] socially constructed outside the family model
Entered by:	Tom in London

10:31 Jun 6, 2008

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.

Italian term or phrase: sono stati costruiti socialmente

I'm having trouble translating 'costruire' in this context. The phrase in full is:

gay e lesbiche sono stati costruiti socialmente come estranei alla famiglia.

I am thinking of:

'gays and lesbians, as social constructs, are seen as being extraneous to the family'

but I'm really not sure I've got the meaning right.

Thanks!

Katharine Precious KudoZ activity Questions: 18 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 4 United Kingdom
Local time: 09:29

gays and lesbians have been [were] socially constructed outside the family model

Explanation:
maybe more context would make possible a more precise translation.

Selected response from:

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:29

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Summary of answers provided

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for... social development takes place outside the family circle

CMJ_Trans (X)

gays and lesbians have been [were] socially constructed outside the family model

Tom in London

have been built up socially

TrishCivitella

gays and lesbians, as social constructs, have been put/kept outside

luskie

have been socially brought up

Nadia Ayoub

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4 mins confidence:

gay e lesbiche sono stati costruiti socialmente come estranei alla famiglia

gays and lesbians have been [were] socially constructed outside the family model

Explanation:
maybe more context would make possible a more precise translation.

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:29
Meets criteria
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 53

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

for... social development takes place outside the family circle

Explanation:
this is how I understand it

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 10:29
Meets criteria
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

20 mins confidence:

have been built up socially

Explanation:
The whole sentence would be: Gays and lesbians have been built up socially as being outsiders in/of the family.
I think this will work.

TrishCivitella
Local time: 10:29
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

21 mins confidence:

gays and lesbians, as social constructs, have been put/kept outside

Explanation:
I agree with yours, this is how I'd put it

luskie
Local time: 10:29
Does not meet criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 15

41 mins confidence:

have been socially brought up

Explanation:
that's the meaning.

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 10:29
Does not meet criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic

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