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The Social Construction of Money

Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe: Moments of Wonder (Money) -- BBC, 2014, 3:46 -- https://youtu.be/Z-YKw8w-e50

My students enjoy this video as an example of social constructionism even though some of the cultural nuances are lost to them. They call Philomena Cunk (aka Diane Morgan) the "lady with the funny voice" and sometimes I show them the segment about time as well.